The Heritage Patriots will face off against the Adams Central Flying Jets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging an 80-50 win over Southern Wells. While the Patriots didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Heritage's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Landon Lybarger, who went 7 for 16 en route to 20 points. Another player making a difference was Lantae Cassel, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points along with eight boards and five assists.
Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Adams Central took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 78-30 win over Southern Wells. The contest marked the Flying Jets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Adams Central's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Heritage came up short against Adams Central when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 65-55. Can Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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