The Heritage Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-Cities Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Heritage has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 310 points over their last five matchups.
Heritage pushed their score all the way to 72 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 76-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clarke Central. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Heritage in their matchups with Clarke Central: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Tri-Cities entered their tilt with Chapel Hill with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Tri-Cities managed a 66-61 victory over Chapel Hill on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Tri-Cities found their leader in underclassman Tre Keith, who scored 25 points along with six rebounds. Keith hasn't dropped below 15 points for 12 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Malique Johnson, who scored 17 points.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Tri-Cities, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Tri-Cities in their previous matchup back in January of 2015, sneaking past 66-63. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-Cities turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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