Florida High School Basketball - Heritage nips Merritt Island
December 17, 2024: Palm Bay, FL 32907 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Heritage Panthers (Palm Bay, FL) and the visiting Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL), observed Heritage's basketball team edge Merritt Island by a margin of 54-52.
The Panthers (2-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Eau Gallie (Melbourne, FL). The Commodores come into the non-league challenge with a 3-7 record.
In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Satellite Scorpions (Satellite Beach, FL) in a 4A District 8 challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Merritt Island will attempt to better on its 3-6 season record. The Scorpions come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 70-52 non-league loss to Heritage (Palm Bay, FL).