Basketball Recap: Heritage Classical Christian Academy Takes a Loss

Heritage Classical Christian Academy's game on Tuesday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell to the Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis Crusaders 52-46. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.

When it comes to explaining why Heritage Classical Christian Academy lost, don't look at Luke Heskett. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 30 points and 18 boards. Heskett is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Gray, who posted nine points along with six boards and three steals.

Ricardo Jones was his usual excellent self, putting up 31 points and eight steals for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis' points. Kaleb Hardy was another key player, earning six points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists.

Heritage Classical Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-3 record this season. As for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage Classical Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Varsity Opponent at 5:30 p.m. on February 11th. Heritage Classical Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season. As for Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, they will welcome Providence Classical Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 57.2 points per game.