The Heritage Eagles and the Fort Collins Lambkins will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 217 points over their last three games.
If Heritage beats Fort Collins with 66 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Heritage enjoyed a cozy 66-50 win over Highlands Ranch on Saturday.
| 12/14/24 vs Highlands Ranch | 5 |
| 12/06/24 vs Fort Worth Christian | 3 |
| 11/30/23 vs Birdville | 2 |
| 12/11/24 vs Bear Creek | 1 |
| 12/07/24 vs Flower Mound | 1 |
Heritage's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Chaney, who went 5 of 7 en route to 11 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Chaney a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Atticus Schroeder, who posted 11 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands Ranch only racked up 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Fort Collins was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 57-51 to Poudre.
Heritage will have to contain Marcel Herrera as he made an impact in Fort Collins' last game. He put up 21 points along with seven steals and six boards. Herrera is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Boros, who had nine points.
Fort Collins has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Heritage, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's game: Heritage has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 8.7 three-pointers per game. It's a different story for Fort Collins, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7 three-pointers. Given Heritage's sizable advantage in that area, Fort Collins will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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