Amherst County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-36 heartbreaker at the hands of the Heritage Pioneers. The Lancers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pioneers earlier this season, when they won 57-51.
Amherst County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Hannah Hooper, who posted nine points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Kurko, who had six points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Amherst County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tailor Coles, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Coles a new career-high in blocks (five). Alayiah Clark also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Amherst County's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Heritage, their record is now 5-11.
Amherst County has already played their next matchup (against Brookville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Heritage has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Glass.
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