There's no place like home for the Grace Academy Knights, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage Academy on Tuesday and snuck past 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Grace Academy has posted yet this season.
Peter Ciardiello continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 30 points along with nine rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Grace Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Carson Feeser, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Grace Academy pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Heritage Academy, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-1.
Grace Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Cumberland Valley Christian at 8:00 p.m. Cumberland Valley Christian is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak. As for Heritage Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against New Life Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.