Basketball Recap: Heartland's Run of Three Straight Wins Now Over

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

12/16/24 @ Training Center Christian	57-65
12/13/24 vs Blue Ridge Christian	52-20
12/12/24 vs Overland Christian	55-24
12/10/24 @ Center Place	54-45
12/05/24 @ Bethel Academy	38-72

After flying high against Blue Ridge Christian last Friday, Heartland came back down to earth. The Heartland Mustangs took a 65-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Training Center Christian on Monday. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Training Center Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Creed Lopez out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Lopez has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Doll, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.

Heartland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Training Center Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.

Heartland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 64-56 win against Christian Learning Center on the 17th. Training Center Christian will take on Independence Home School in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.