The Heritage Christian Warriors entered their tilt with the Maranatha Minutemen with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Heritage Christian came out on top against Maranatha by a score of 54-47 on Tuesday. For Heritage Christian, this counts as revenge for the 53-44 loss Maranatha walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Maranatha lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nicholas Khatchikian, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Giacomo Manzella, who scored 11 points.
Heritage Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Maranatha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage Christian will take on Whittier Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Whittier Christian is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak. As for Maranatha, Maranatha and Valley Christian will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Valley Christian is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
