Kennesaw Mountain kicked off their season on the road on Saturday and hit a couple of potholes. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to the Heritage Hawks.
Despite the loss, Kennesaw Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Abu Jallow shot 55% from the field to rack up 14 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Graham Titus was another key player, putting up 11 points and six boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Coleman Hellgeth, who went 5-for-8 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of MaKari Townsend, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 12 points and three blocks.
Kennesaw Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 86-76 defeat against Mount Paran Christian on the 11th. As for Heritage, they will head out on the road to square off against Sequoyah at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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