The Heartland Christian Academy Eagles waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Victory Road Christian Academy and snuck past 48-46. The victory was all the more spectacular given Heartland Christian Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 481st, while Victory Road Christian Academy is ranked 128th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heartland Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mike Fugitt, who scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fugitt has scored all season. Brayan Velazquez was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Heartland Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Victory Road Christian Academy, their loss ended a 17-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-1.
Heartland Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Heritage Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heartland Christian Academy is facing Heritage Academy at the right time seeing as Heritage Academy is stuck on a eight-game losing streak. Victory Road Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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