Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, the Heartland Christian Saints couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 39-32 to the Panthers on Thursday. Heartland Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Crosspointe Christian Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Heartland Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Landon Clemens, who scored ten points along with three steals. Clemens has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Koffer, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Crosspointe Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Quinton Ford out in front who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Ford hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Will Yeiter, who scored nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Heartland Christian and nudges their season record down to 23-9. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Heartland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crosspointe Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Suburban Christian at 3:00 p.m. Crosspointe Christian Academy is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so Suburban Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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