There's no place like home for Heritage, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past the Ridgeland Panthers, posting a 76-49 victory. That 27 point margin sets a new team best for the Generals this season.
Despite the loss, Ridgeland saw an underclassman step up: freshman TJ Foster dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 44.9% of Ridgeland's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Lambert, who had ten points and five rebounds.
Heritage's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-3. As for Ridgeland, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-53 victory against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe on the 14th. As for Ridgeland, they will host Ooltewah at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgeland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.
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