Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes + How To Watch

The Heritage Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage has given up an average of 59.9 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Heritage is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They lost 73-51 to Grayson. 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 202nd, while the Rams are ranked sixth).

Meanwhile, Monroe Area played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Winder-Barrow 69-42. The Purple Hurricanes have struggled against the Bulldoggs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Monroe Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

Heritage and Monroe Area were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but Heritage came up empty-handed after a 67-66 loss. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.