The Heath Bulldogs will face off against the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Heath will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Heath had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They skirted past Fairbanks 47-45. Given Heath's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Fairbanks is ranked 317th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heath to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Robertson, who scored 12 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Robertson has scored all season. Ben Mason was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, Africentric Early College can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They claimed a resounding 76-43 victory over North Union on the road. The win was just what Africentric Early College needed coming off of a 90-61 loss in their prior match.
Heath has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Africentric Early College, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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