Winning is just a little bit easier when you make six more threes than your opponent, a fact the Heritage Christian Eagles proved on Tuesday. They came out on top against University by a score of 58-47. The win made it back-to-back wins for Heritage Christian.
Heritage Christian was led to victory by Mya Davis and Joslyn Marshall. Davis scored 21 points along with four steals, while Marshall scored 12 points along with seven assists and six steals. Another player making a difference was Jelyza Lapsley, who scored five points along with three steals.
University's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mackenzie Feeney, who scored two points along with 14 rebounds and five assists. Feeney has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Conyers, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Heritage Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for University, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage Christian will face off against Hamilton Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton Heights is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games. University's road trip will continue as they head out to face Tri-West Hendricks at 7:30 p.m. on January 25th.
