The Heartland Christian Saints waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They came out on top against Varsity Opponent by a score of 55-48. The score was all tied up 28-28 at the break, but Heartland Christian was the better team in the second half.
Heartland Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reagan Clemens led the charge by scoring 18 points along with two steals. Clemens has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Koffer, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Heartland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Varsity Opponent, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 34 of their last 39 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 400-1459-2 record this season.
Heartland Christian will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against St. Sebastian's Soldiers HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. Heartland Christian is coming into the game with seven straight wins at home, so St. Sebastian's Soldiers HomeSchool is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Varsity Opponent, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-44 loss vs. Columbus Christian on the 9th.
