Preview: Heritage Hawks vs. Powers Catholic Chargers
Heritage is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Powers Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Heritage Hawks will take on the Powers Catholic Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 460 points over their last six matchups.
Even though Carman-Ainsworth scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, Heritage still came out on top. Heritage walked away with a 67-57 victory over Carman-Ainsworth. Given Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Carman-Ainsworth is ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Powers Catholic can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Dow as Powers Catholic made off with a 84-61 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Powers Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javontae Ross, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten assists. Ross continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jesse Cull, who scored 20 points.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Powers Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Heritage didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Powers Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Powers Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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