Heritage managed to keep up with Grovetown until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Heritage Patriots were dealt an 85-58 loss at the hands of the Grovetown Warriors. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Grovetown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Marcus Curry out in front who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was Curry's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ian Leverette, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus five assists and three steals.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Grovetown, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage will square off against Grayson at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Grayson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Grovetown, they will challenge Archer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Archer knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Grovetown likes a good challenge.
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