Villa Grove is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Heritage a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Villa Grove Blue Devils will welcome the Heritage Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Villa Grove's tournament run continued when they took on Grace Christian Academy two weeks ago. Villa Grove took a hard 66-49 fall against Grace Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Heritage was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 67-62 to Irvington Preparatory Academy.
Villa Grove will need focus on slowing down Brennan Struck, one of several Heritage players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Struck a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Bensyl, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Villa Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Villa Grove against Heritage when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 71-34 victory. Does Villa Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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