The Kecoughtan Warriors were the 69-52 winner over the Heritage Hurricanes when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. Kecoughtan was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 58-57 to Heritage. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), Kecoughtan still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Kecoughtan lost, one person who can't be blamed is Derek Todd. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Suber, who scored 11 points.
It was another big night for Dj Lassiter, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 15 rebounds for Heritage. Lassiter is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ibrahim Minor, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
Kecoughtan has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Heritage, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-10.
Kecoughtan will take on Woodside at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kecoughtan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Woodside likes a good challenge. As for Heritage, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Petersburg at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season.
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