If Heritage Christian was riding high fresh off their 68-25 takedown of Illinois Lutheran last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Defenders took a 68-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Victory Christian Academy Lions on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 64-56 back in November.
Heritage Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Regnerus, who went 10-for-17 en route to 26 points and six boards. That was a full 40.6% of the Defenders' points, marking the third time in a row Regnerus has posted more than a third of the team's points. Hunter Regnerus was another key player, shooting 75% from the field to rack up 20 points and five rebounds.
It was another big night for Gavin Whitaker, who almost dropped a double-double with 28 points and nine boards for Victory Christian Academy. Whitaker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 19 or more in each of the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Jordan, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 18 points.
Heritage Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Victory Christian Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
Heritage Christian has already played their next matchup (against HomeSchool Resource Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Victory Christian Academy, they will host Calumet Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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