Recap: Bethel Bruins vs. Heritage Hurricanes
After flying high against the Gloucester Dukes last Thursday, the Bethel Bruins came back down to earth. Bethel fell 71-64 to Heritage on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Dj Lassiter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Heritage, scoring 26 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lassiter has scored at least a third of Heritage's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyeayzian Boone, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Bethel dropped their record down to 10-10 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Heritage, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Bethel will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Denbigh at 7:00 p.m. Bethel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Denbigh likes a good challenge. Heritage will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Gloucester at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Heritage is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
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