Heritage Christian won the last time they faced Illinois Lutheran and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Heritage Christian Defenders enjoyed a cozy 50-33 win over the Illinois Lutheran Chargers. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 302nd in Indiana, while the Chargers are ranked 753rd in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Regnerus, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 12 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of John Vander Muelen, who posted five points.
| 02/04/25 vs Illinois Lutheran | 50-33 |
| 02/01/25 vs Clinton Christian | 57-25 |
| 01/24/25 vs Kankakee Trinity Academy | 62-60 |
| 01/21/25 vs Calumet Christian | 51-45 |
| 01/16/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 71-63 |
Heritage Christian pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Illinois Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Heritage Christian will welcome La Lumiere Blue at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Lumiere Blue has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 212 points over their last three matches. Illinois Lutheran has already played their next contest (against Gardner-South Wilmington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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