Ola won the last time they faced Heritage and Matin Bello did his part to make sure it happened again. The Ola Mustangs came out on top against the Heritage Patriots by a score of 74-63 on Tuesday thanks in part to Bello, who earned 27 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Ola's points.
Another player making a difference was Kunta Jenkins, who scored 17 points. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points.
Ola's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Heritage, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Ola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-67 loss against Banneker on the 21st. As for Heritage, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Alcovy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Alcovy likes a good challenge.
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