The Heritage Generals will take on the Chattooga Indians in a tournament on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Heritage is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Gordon Lee on Saturday. Heritage narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gordon Lee 64-61.
While Chattooga didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged Ridgeland out 70-67. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Panthers are ranked 474th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chattooga's win came from a few key players Heritage will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Quarry Gibson, who posted 21 points. Dan Meyer was another key player, putting up 19 points.
Heritage now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Chattooga, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Heritage took their victory against Chattooga when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 58-36. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chattooga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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