Basketball Recap: Heritage Makes It 13 in a Row on the Road

Heritage proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 36) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 69-66 win over The Colony Cougars. This was payback for the Coyotes, who suffered a 78-75 loss the last time these two teams met.

Leading Heritage to victory were Bryson Howard and Garrett Shelton. Howard shot 65% from the field on his way to 30 points along with seven boards and four steals, while Shelton shot 5-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Shelton now owns an excellent 45.7% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Balanzategui, who posted ten points.

Coyotes

Previous Games (Away)

12/06/25 @ The Colony	69-66
12/05/25 @ Berkner	84-48
11/21/25 @ Steele	75-53
11/15/25 @ South Grand Prairie	76-48
02/07/25 @ Emerson	89-54
+ 8 more games

Heritage's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for The Colony, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6.

Coming up, Heritage will host Midlothian at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Coyotes will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.17 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for The Colony, they will head out to challenge John Paul II at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday.