The Heath Bulldogs waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bexley and snuck past 40-37. Given Heath's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Bexley is ranked 481st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Heath to victory were Jaxon Duston and Brayden Bayles. Duston scored 13 points, while Bayles scored eight points along with seven assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Devito, who scored eight points.
Heath is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Bexley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Heath does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bexley, they will head out on the road to challenge Hamilton Township at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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