The White House-Heritage Patriots lost to the Cheatham County Central Cubs back in February, but the White House-Heritage Patriots didn't allow the Cheatham County Central Cubs the same satisfaction on Tuesday. White House-Heritage skirted past Cheatham County Central 45-43. Given White House-Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Cheatham County Central is ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
White House-Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Pryce Payne led the charge by scoring 9 points along with 3 steals. Noah Green was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with 6 rebounds.
Cheatham County Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John Bumpus, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Austin Lee, who scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds.
White House-Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Cheatham County Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
White House-Heritage will be playing at home against Portland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Portland is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Cheatham County Central, they will face off against Sycamore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
