The Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the American Heritage Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Calvary Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully American Heritage likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Calvary Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 71-58 victory over the Eagles. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calvary Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than John Roland, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stone Bureau, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, American Heritage's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Broward Prep. While losing is never fun, American Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while North Broward Prep is ranked 31st).
Despite the defeat, American Heritage saw an underclassman step up: Brendan Gerard scored 19 points along with six assists. Another player making a difference was Xander Gerard, who scored nine points.
Calvary Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for American Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Everything came up roses for Calvary Christian Academy against American Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 86-43 win. In that contest, Calvary Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 49-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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