Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Hawks vs. Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors

Two dominant guards in Sam Mead and Grayson Cox are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Heritage Hawks will face off against the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.1 points per game this season.

Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Furtah Prep, sneaking past 52-49. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but the Hawks were the better team in the second half.

MaKari Townsend

Field Goal Percentage

02/13/25 vs Furtah Prep	83%
02/12/25 vs Heritage Preparatory	60%
02/08/25 @ Furtah Prep	57%
02/07/25 @ Rock Springs Christian Academy	71%
02/04/25 vs Furtah Prep	55%
+ 4 more games

Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but MaKari Townsend led the charge by going 5-for-6 to rack up 15 points and seven rebounds. Townsend is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Barron Ofosu-Kwarteng, who posted nine points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Southwest Georgia Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Georgia Christian by a score of 63-55 on Wednesday.

Heritage pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. As for Southwest Georgia Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.