The Heritage Patriots and the Eastside Blazers will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with nine straight losses, while Eastside will come in with 12 straight victories.
Last Saturday, Heritage took a blow against Woodlan, falling 68-18. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Warriors are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, Eastside humbled Lakeland with a 77-33 victory. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Eastside pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.6 points. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Heritage was dealt a bruising 60-22 loss at the hands of Eastside in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Heritage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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