There's no place like home for Celebration, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They managed a 55-51 win over the Heritage Panthers on Friday. This was payback for the Storm, who suffered a 63-52 loss the last time these two teams met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Celebration to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braden Plaisted, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Edson Oliveira Da Silva, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 rebounds.
Celebration has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Heritage, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Celebration will welcome Odyssey Charter School at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Heritage will take on Satellite in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
