Heritage has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Pittsburg Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Heritage scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 74-61 victory over Deer Valley. Heritage pushed the score to 55-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines cut but never quite recovered from.
Heritage found their leader in underclassman Brady Lockrem, who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Beltram, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Freedom 86-50 on the road. The victory was nothing new for Pittsburg as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was another big night for Kayshaun Hunte, who scored 21 points. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Jeremiah Collins was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-15 record this season. As for Pittsburg, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Heritage suffered a grim 71-47 defeat to the Pirates in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collins, who scored 22 points. Now that Heritage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
