Heritage has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Heritage didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Broughton, but they still walked away with a 63-58 win.
Heritage got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Levi Beckwith out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Beckwith has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Strand, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Millbrook suffered their closest defeat yet this season back in December of 2023. They fell just short of Moravian Prep by a score of 65-62. While losing is never fun, Millbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Moravian Prep is ranked first).
Heritage's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Millbrook, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Heritage took a serious blow against Millbrook when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 93-47. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Heritage was down 52-28.
