The Heritage Pioneers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their 11th straight defeat. They suffered a tough 59-33 defeat at the hands of Liberty. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Heritage in their matchups with Liberty: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Heritage saw an underclassman step up: Tailor Coles scored 11 points. Calyce Garvin was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Liberty got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Shania Brown out in front who scored seven points along with 18 rebounds. Brown is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Brianna Adams, who scored ten points along with six assists and three steals.
Heritage's defeat was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-17. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 29.4 points per game. As for Liberty, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Heritage will be playing in front of their home fans against Brookville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage is facing Brookville at the right time seeing as Brookville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Liberty, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Amherst County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Amherst County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Liberty is ranked 65th).
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