The Reimer Road Baptist Christian Golden Eagles entered their tilt with the HEARTS for Jesus Christ Guardians with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Reimer Road Baptist Christian came out on top against HEARTS for Jesus Christ by a score of 56-46 on Thursday. Given Reimer Road Baptist Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while HEARTS for Jesus Christ is ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
HEARTS for Jesus Christ lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Silas Nixon, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds. Nixon hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Tanner Sweene was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
HEARTS for Jesus Christ struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Reimer Road Baptist Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for HEARTS for Jesus Christ, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Reimer Road Baptist Christian will be home for the holidays to greet Westside Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Westside Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday. HEARTS for Jesus Christ will be home for the holidays to greet Northeast Ohio College Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Northeast Ohio College Prep and HEARTS for Jesus Christ are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
