It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Heritage Huskies ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Rolesville 52-50. Given Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Rolesville is ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Rolesville saw an underclassman step up: Anthony Roberts scored 25 points along with six rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Roberts has scored all season. Chadwick Wright was another key contributor, scoring five points.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Rolesville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Wakefield at 7:45 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Wakefield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. As for Rolesville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wake Forest at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville is on a five-game streak of home losses, Wake Forest a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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