Basketball Recap: Heritage Coyotes vs. Berkner Rams
Heritage came tearing into Tuesday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 82-65 win over the Berkner Rams. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Rams are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameron Lomax led the charge by going 11 for 19 en route to 33 points plus two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lomax has scored at least a third of Heritage's points. Another player making a difference was Mikhail Patel, who went 9 for 13 en route to 19 points plus four steals.
Heritage pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Berkner, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Heritage will host The Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully The Colony likes a good challenge. Berkner has already played their next matchup (against Heritage), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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