Loudoun County hasn't had much luck against Heritage recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Loudoun County Captains will be playing at home against the Heritage Pride at 7:15 p.m.
Last Thursday, Loudoun County lost to Broad Run at home by a 50-36 margin. The Captains have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Heritage waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Huskies 67-42. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Huskies are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loudoun County better keep an eye on Kaitlyn Puzinski. She was instrumental in Heritage's win, going 10 of 17 to rack up 20 points and five rebounds. Those 20 points gave Puzinski a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Stanford, who posted eight points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Heritage's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.1 points over those games. As for Loudoun County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Loudoun County was taken down by Heritage 51-22 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Loudoun County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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