The Heritage Hills Patriots will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Princeton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Heritage Hills' and Tell City's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Heritage Hills turned on the heat in the second half with 47 points. Heritage Hills simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tell City 71-32 on the road. Given Heritage Hills' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Tell City is ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trent Sisley was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Prior, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Princeton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They beat Forest Park by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 56-35.
Heritage Hills' win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Princeton, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Heritage Hills came up short against Princeton in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 54-48. Will Heritage Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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