Heritage Christian is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Whittier Christian is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Heritage Christian Warriors will take on the Whittier Christian Heralds at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Heritage Christian beat Maranatha 53-49.
Meanwhile, Whittier Christian stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 64-26 victory over Santa Fe. Given Whittier Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while Santa Fe is ranked 750th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whittier Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ariana Botello led the charge by scoring 18 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jatniel Cabrera, who scored 16 points along with five assists and five steals.
Heritage Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Whittier Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Heritage Christian and Whittier Christian were neck-and-neck when the teams last played two weeks ago, but Heritage Christian came up empty-handed after a 68-67 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cabrera, who scored 36 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Now that Heritage Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
