Heritage has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Deerfield-Windsor Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Heritage focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heritage can now relate to. They fell 53-41 to the Vikings. Heritage found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 14 to 2 on offense.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Max Skidmore, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Barron Ofosu-kwarteng, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Deerfield-Windsor blew past Southland Academy, posting a 59-29 victory on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Deerfield-Windsor has managed all season.
Heritage's loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 24-4. As for Deerfield-Windsor, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Heritage against Deerfield-Windsor in their previous meeting back in February of 2019 as the team secured a 68-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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