Heritage Hills and Mt. Vernon squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Heritage Hills had to settle for second. They took a 55-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Wildcats. The Patriots were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 62-57.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jake Prior, who posted nine points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Hunter Meredith, who had eight points.
Mt. Vernon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Greyson Buse led the charge by shooting 83% from the field on his way to 19 points and five boards. Those 19 points gave Buse a new career-high. Meyer Robb was another key player, putting up eight points and six steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Heritage Hills and nudges their season record down to 13-9. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season.
Heritage Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mt. Vernon, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Mt. Vernon Wildcats challenge Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
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