Heritage Christian Academy and Royal Valley squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Heritage Christian Academy had to settle for second. They took a 58-43 bruising from the Royal Valley Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Panthers are ranked 95th).
Mia Vinson
| 03/04/25 vs Royal Valley | 24 |
| 02/21/25 vs Northland Christian | 22 |
| 02/17/25 @ Maranatha Christian Academy | 16 |
| 02/14/25 @ Bishop Ward | 28 |
| 02/11/25 vs Bishop Seabury Academy | 20 |
Heritage Christian Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mia Vinson, who went 11-for-25 en route to 24 points and seven boards, and Elsa Anderson, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 12 points. Vinson's big performance that morning made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points.
Royal Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Averie Stithem led the charge by dropping a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Stithem a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Athena Broaddus, who posted 11 points and five boards.
With the defeat, Heritage Christian Academy broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points over those games. As for Royal Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Heritage Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Royal Valley, they have already played their next contest, a 62-47 loss against Osage City on the 7th.
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