Down two starters, Heritage Christian Academy couldn’t dig out of an early hole and dropped a 79-50 KCAA road contest at No. 3 North Hardin Christian Tuesday.
Elijah Britton (injury) and Weston Powell (illness) did not play for the Warriors, who fell behind 27-9 out of the gate. Down 44-20 at halftime, the Warriors battled back to get to within 56-46 early in the fourth quarter.
North Hardin Christian finished the game on a 23-4 run to finish with the final 29-point margin.
Trenton Hayes led HCA with 15 points, and Carlos Robles added 12 points and five steals.
Miles Burney scored 26 points for North Hardin Christian.
Heritage Christian returns to action Friday at Franklin Road, Tenn.
Heritage Christian 9 11 24 6—50
North Hardin Christian 27 17 12 23—79
Heritage Christian (5-20) – Hayes 15, Robles 12, Crunk 10, Glover 5, Folz 4, Wadlington 2, Gibson 2
North Hardin Christian – Burney 26, Clanton 19, Garrett 12, House 8, J. Cron 6, Woodard 3, Hacker 2, D. Cron 2
