The Powers Catholic Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Powers Catholic has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,367 points over their last 19 matchups.
Powers Catholic can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 84-61 margin over Dow. Given Powers Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Dow is ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Powers Catholic's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Javontae Ross, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten assists. Ross hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Cull, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, Heritage entered their tilt with Carman-Ainsworth with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Heritage came out on top against Carman-Ainsworth by a score of 67-57 on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Powers Catholic's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points per game. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Powers Catholic came up short against Heritage in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 59-53. Can Powers Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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