The Heartland Christian Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Open Door Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Heartland Christian is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 8, 2024 on Monday. They had to suffer through an 84-53 loss at the hands of South Range.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-52, which was the final score in Open Door Christian's tilt against Cornerstone Christian on Friday. While losing is never fun, Open Door Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 735th, while Cornerstone Christian is ranked 180th).
Heartland Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points over those games. As for Open Door Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 16 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
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