Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took an 84-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bayside Bears. Even though they lost, the Panthers' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.5 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
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Malik Brown and John White certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Brown almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, while White went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and five assists. The dominant performance also gave White a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was ORyan Woolstan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bayside only pulled down 11 offensive boards.
Bayside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Omar Clarke led the charge by going 11 for 20 en route to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Clarke is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. Elijah Gillis was another key player, going 9 of 19 on his way to 25 points.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Bayside, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-55 defeat against Westwood on the 3rd. Bayside has also already played their next matchup (against Melbourne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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