Basketball Preview: Heritage Hawks vs. Brookstone Cougars
Heritage is 1-7 against the Cougars since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Heritage Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Brookstone Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Heritage is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Cougars in Georgia (the Hawks are ranked 72nd, while the Cougars are ranked 287th).
Heritage has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 55-37 fall against St. Anne-Pacelli on Friday. Heritage has not had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Brookstone can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Strong Rock Christian 50-21 at home. While fans of Brookstone might be used to big wins, the 29-point margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Brookstone, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Heritage strolled past the Cougars when the teams last played back in January by a score of 46-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
