The Heritage Mountaineers are taking a road trip to take on the Portland Panthers on Thursday. Heritage will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Heritage strolled past Livingston Academy with points to spare, taking the game 71-56. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Wildcats are ranked 46th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Portland hadn't done well against Creek Wood recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Portland took down Creek Wood 54-40. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Heritage pushed their record up to 27-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Portland, their win bumped their record up to 25-10.
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