Messmer and Heritage Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Messmer Bishops will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Heritage Christian Patriots at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in Messmer's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches.
Messmer pushed their score all the way to 75 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 83-75 to University School of Milwaukee.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They really took it to St. John's Northwestern Military Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-40 win at home. With Heritage Christian ahead 42-19 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Desmond Jones was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Mike Bowen Jr. was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Messmer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Heritage Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Messmer was dealt a bruising 106-62 defeat at the hands of Heritage Christian in their previous matchup on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bowen Jr., who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Messmer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
