Florida High School Basketball - Merritt Island sneaks past Heritage
December 10, 2024: Merritt Island, FL 32953 The Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL) basketball edged the visiting Heritage Panthers (Palm Bay, FL), 57-53 in Tuesday's non-league bout.
The Mustangs now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Eau Gallie for a 4A District 8 bout on Thursday, December 12. Merritt Island will play a Commodores team coming off a 54-38 non-league loss to West Shore (Melbourne, FL). The Commodores record now stands at 1-4.
With the loss, Heritage falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Panthers host Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Beach, FL) to play the Minutemen in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 11. The Minutemen go into the bout with a record of 2-6. Cocoa Beach won 57-22 in their recent league outing against Space Coast (Cocoa, FL)