The Heritage Pioneers and the Gretna Hawks will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
On Tuesday, Heritage earned a 61-49 win over Jefferson Forest.
Meanwhile, Gretna didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Appomattox County on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 55-49 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Raiders are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Gretna, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Everything went Heritage's way against Gretna in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, as Heritage made off with a 75-51 win. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gretna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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