The Heritage Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Adams Central Flying Jets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.
Heritage is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-56 heartbreaker at the hands of Woodlan.
Despite the defeat, Heritage got top-tier performance from Taurean Brown, who went 9 of 16 en route to 23 points along with five boards and three steals. That was a full 41.1% of Heritage's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Lantae Cassel was another key player, putting up 13 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Adams Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Manchester, falling 67-41. While losing is never fun, the Flying Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Squires are ranked 53rd).
Adams Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 7-6.
Heritage was able to grind out a solid victory over Adams Central in their previous meeting last Friday, winning 53-45. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Adams Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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