The Heritage Hawks had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 70-38 win over Stratford Academy. Heritage might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Ian Hall continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 19 points along with 6 steals and 5 rebounds. Mason Robert bolinger was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 5 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Stratford Academy still got an impressive performance from Jarvis Smith II, who scored 17 points. Smith II scored a full 44.7% of Stratford Academy's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Stratford Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Heritage racked up 18.
Heritage pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Stratford Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.
Heritage will face off against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Heritage likes a good challenge. As for Stratford Academy, they will be playing at home against Glenwood at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
