Recap: Heritage Coyotes vs. Independence Knights
The Heritage Coyotes waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. Everything went their way against Independence as Heritage made off with a 72-52 win. Given Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while Independence is ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Miller led the charge by scoring 14 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Cameron Lomax, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
Heritage will head out on the road to take on Memorial at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Memorial is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games. As for Independence, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Walnut Grove at 7:15 p.m. One thing working in Walnut Grove's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups.
