Two dominant guards in Lakin Van Essendelft and Cheyenne Anderson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Terra Ceia Christian Knights will welcome the Heritage Christian Academy Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage Christian Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Terra Ceia Christian, who comes in off a win.
Terra Ceia Christian will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Ahoskie Christian, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Terra Ceia Christian snuck past Ahoskie Christian with a 29-25 victory on Tuesday. The 29-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian Academy ended up a good deal behind Mount Calvary Christian Academy on Tuesday and lost 50-35. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Warriors are ranked 212th).
Terra Ceia Christian will have to contain Anderson as she made an impact in Heritage Christian Academy's last game. She posted 21 points. That was a full 60% of Heritage Christian Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tabitha Greene, who earned eight points.
Terra Ceia Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Heritage Christian Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Terra Ceia Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Heritage Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 45-36. Will Terra Ceia Christian repeat their success, or does Heritage Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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