Basketball Preview: Meadowcreek Mustangs vs. Heritage Hawks
Two dominant guards in Hady Diane and Sam Mead are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Meadowcreek Mustangs will face off against the Heritage Hawks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meadowcreek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Meadowcreek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past North Gwinnett with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-41. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meadowcreek's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fred Williams, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Diane was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Heritage came up short against St. Anne-Pacelli on Thursday and fell 60-52. The Hawks have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Meadowcreek, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Meadowcreek didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, but they still walked away with a 51-45 win. Will Meadowcreek repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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