Preview: Villa Grove Blue Devils vs. Heritage Hawks
Villa Grove is 5-0 against Heritage since February of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Villa Grove Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Heritage Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Villa Grove has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Even though Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Villa Grove still came out on top. Villa Grove took their contest against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] 73-62.
Meanwhile, Heritage's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Cumberland, falling 62-32. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Heritage has suffered since December 27, 2023.
Despite the defeat, Heritage saw an underclassman step up: Rylan White scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Villa Grove's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8. As for Heritage, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 3-18.
Villa Grove beat Heritage 67-55 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was White, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Villa Grove still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
