Colleyville Heritage is 2-8 against Ryan since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Colleyville Heritage Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Ryan Raiders at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colleyville Heritage took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Denton with points to spare, taking the game 33-19. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Samari Stevenson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Colleyville Heritage's points. Meilani Trone was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Ryan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 48 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mustangs 60-29. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Mustangs are ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryan has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Colleyville Heritage, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-18.
Colleyville Heritage was taken down by Ryan 74-29 in their previous meeting on January 3rd. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Colleyville Heritage was down 38-10.
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