Stratford was the 58-44 winner over White House-Heritage when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Stratford Spartans might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the White House-Heritage Patriots an easy 69-45 victory. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Patriots are ranked 106th).
Avery Coles was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 9 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds for White House-Heritage. Coles has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Pryce Payne was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Stratford has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season. As for White House-Heritage, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Stratford will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on RePublic at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Stratford is facing RePublic at the right time seeing as RePublic is stuck on a six-game losing streak. White House-Heritage and Lakeland Preparatory will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in White House-Heritage's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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