Heritage is 0-10 against Millbrook since December of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Heritage Huskies will welcome the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Heritage was able to grind out a solid victory over Wake Forest, taking the game 51-41. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Cougars are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millbrook). They claimed a resounding 82-53 win over Wake Forest. The Wildcats pushed the score to 62-41 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.
Heritage better keep an eye on Joshua Bowen. He was instrumental in Millbrook's win, going 9 of 18 en route to 25 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Bowen a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Alonzo Hester, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
Millbrook is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Heritage couldn't quite finish off Millbrook when the teams last played on January 9th and fell 58-56. Will Heritage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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