Even though the Heritage Christian Defenders scored an imposing 59 points on Monday, Kankakee Trinity Academy still came out on top. Kankakee Trinity Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 win over Heritage Christian. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Kankakee Trinity Academy also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Kankakee Trinity Academy had a senior duo take command as Tommy Kujawa scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals and Luke Green scored 14 points along with 8 assists and 5 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Kujawa has scored at least 25% of Kankakee Trinity Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Adamson, who scored 4 points along with 5 steals.
Heritage Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ivan Smits, who scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds. Aaron Regnerus was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with 8 rebounds.
Kankakee Trinity Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Heritage Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Kankakee Trinity Academy will be playing at home against Cornerstone Christian Academy/Calvary Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Heritage Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against HomeSchool Resource Center at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. HomeSchool Resource Center is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
