Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Christian Defenders vs. La Lumiere Lakers

Heritage Christian is 0-10 against La Lumiere since December of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Heritage Christian Defenders will be playing at home against the La Lumiere Lakers at 5:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.

Last Tuesday, Heritage Christian got the win against Illinois Lutheran by a conclusive 48-25. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 338th in Indiana, while the Chargers are ranked 692nd in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sydney Lenting continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Claire Bruinsma, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds and four steals.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for La Lumiere on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Clinton Christian out of the water with a 71-21 final score. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.

La Lumiere pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Heritage Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.

Heritage Christian was taken down by La Lumiere 51-11 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Heritage Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.