The Heritage Leadership Academy Fletchers will venture away from home to challenge the Mount Zion Christian Academy Mighty Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Heritage Leadership Academy earned a 49-40 win over Non Varsity Opponent. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fletchers.
Jacob Peterson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Pannell, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mount Zion Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 82-70 victory over Word of God Christian Academy on Friday.
Mount Zion Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Heritage Leadership Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chris Walker, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 19 boards. Walker is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Jayden Adams was another key player, going 12 for 27 on his way to 30 points.
Mount Zion Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Mount Zion Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.5 points per game. As for Heritage Leadership Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Heritage Leadership Academy has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mount Zion Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Heritage Leadership Academy and Mount Zion Christian Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Heritage Leadership Academy came up empty-handed after a 63-62 defeat. Can Heritage Leadership Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
