Basketball Game Preview: Grovetown Warriors vs. Heritage Patriots

Grovetown has gone 9-1 against Heritage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Grovetown Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Heritage Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Grovetown is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Archer on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grovetown had to suffer through a 63-33 loss at the hands of Archer. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Despite the defeat, Grovetown saw an underclassman step up: freshman Layla Brinson went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brinson has scored all season. Jordan Cavalier was another key player, putting up ten points.

Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Grayson and fell 89-40. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Rams are ranked sixth).

Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Grovetown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Grovetown against Heritage in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-33 victory. In that game, Grovetown amassed a halftime lead of 39-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.