The Heritage Christian Defenders and the Calumet Christian Patriots squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Heritage Christian Defenders had to settle for second. They suffered a rough 45-23 loss at the hands of the Patriots. Heritage Christian has not had much luck with Calumet Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Heritage Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nicole Lenting, who scored seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paityn Poortinga, who scored four points along with five rebounds.
Calumet Christian was led to victory by Anna Prim and Makenna Landkrohn. Prim scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and five steals, while Landkrohn dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Landkrohn is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Calla Ogden, who scored five points along with three steals and three blocks.
Heritage Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Calumet Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-13 record this season.
Heritage Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Calumet Christian, they will take on Horizon Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Horizon Christian is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Calumet Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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