Heritage Christian has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Denver Academy Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 14 games -- so hopefully Denver Academy likes a good challenge.
Heritage Christian has not done well against Wray recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Heritage Christian skirted past Wray 62-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Heritage Christian can attribute much of their success to Levi Hermsen, who scored 20 points along with four steals, and Raul Bertinato, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hermsen has scored all season. Jordan Harrington was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Denver Academy pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They had to suffer through a rough 89-55 loss at the hands of SkyView Academy. While losing is never fun, Denver Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while SkyView Academy is ranked 105th).
Heritage Christian's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Denver Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Heritage Christian against Denver Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 76-25 victory. In that contest, Heritage Christian amassed a halftime lead of 54-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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