Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Osborne Cardinals

The Heritage Patriots and the Osborne Cardinals will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Heritage turned things around against Redan on Friday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 64-45 victory over the Raiders. The matchup marked the Patriots' most dominant win of the season so far.

Meanwhile, Osborne lost to Mays on the road by a 76-58 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Raiders are ranked 70th).

The victory got Heritage back to even at 6-6. As for Osborne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.