Heritage Hall Christian hasn't had much luck against Community Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heritage Hall Christian Patriots will host the Community Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Heritage Hall Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-56 victory over Emmanuel Christian two weeks ago. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since November 14, 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Community Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They slipped by Suburban Christian 52-51 on Tuesday.
Heritage Hall Christian better keep an eye on Brody Back. He was instrumental in Community Christian's win, putting up 18 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Back has scored at least a third of Community Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Luke Fagan, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points.
Community Christian's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Heritage Hall Christian, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Heritage Hall Christian suffered a grim 77-56 defeat to Community Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fagan, who went 11 for 16 on his way to 22 points along with six boards and four steals. Now that Heritage Hall Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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