Basketball Recap: Carlie Still and Mayci Litherland Secure Win for Heritage Hills

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Heritage Hills's strategy against Perry Central on Thursday. The Heritage Hills Patriots put the hurt on the Perry Central Commodores with a sharp 51-27 win. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Commodores, too.

Leading Heritage Hills to victory were Mayci Litherland and Carlie Still. Litherland posted 15 points and five boards, while Still had ten points and five steals. Those five steals gave Still a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Becher, who earned six points and three steals.

Heritage Hills' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Perry Central, they moved to 12-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage Hills will challenge Gibson Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Gibson Southern's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups. Perry Central has already played their next contest (against Tell City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.