Heritage Christian lost against Hammond Baptist back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Heritage Christian Defenders took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hammond Baptist Swordsmen. That's two games in a row now that the Defenders have lost by exactly nine points.
Several Defenders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Andrew Regnerus, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Ophoff, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 10 points.
Heritage Christian's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Hammond Baptist, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
When Heritage Christian and Hammond Baptist next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Heritage Christian will try to stop Kankakee Trinity Academy's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Heritage Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season. Similarly, Hammond Baptist will take on Unity Christian Academy and their three-game winning streak at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th.
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