Heritage Hills lost against Princeton back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Heritage Hills Patriots fell 63-52 to the Princeton Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Tigers are ranked 22nd).
Hunter Meredith and Peyton Gray certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Meredith went 5-for-12 en route to 16 points, while Gray posted ten points. Tait Wetzel was another key player, putting up six points and six rebounds.
Edwin Holmes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Princeton, shooting 54% from the field to rack up 20 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. What's more, Holmes posted five steals, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jace Jenkins, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points.
Heritage Hills' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Princeton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Heritage Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 55-46 defeat against Mt. Vernon on the 4th. As for Princeton, they have also already played their next contest, a 48-46 victory against Gibson Southern on the 7th.
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