Heartland Christian has gone 5-0 against Community Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Heartland Christian Saints will challenge the Community Christian Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Heartland Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 45-38 victory over Heritage Hall Christian.
Meanwhile, Community Christian strolled past Union with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-48.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Community Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Fagan, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Briscoe, who went 6 for 12 en route to 15 points.
Community Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union only racked up 14.
Heartland Christian pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Community Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Heartland Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Community Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 46-36. Will Heartland Christian repeat their success, or does Community Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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