Heritage had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 26-point drubbing they dealt Amherst County on Tuesday. The Heritage Pioneers blew past the Amherst County Lancers 63-37. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Lancers are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amherst County's loss came despite strong showings from Colton Christian and Levi Campbell. Christian posted nine points, while Campbell earned seven points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in steals.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Amherst County, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Heritage has already played their next contest, a 69-49 loss against Glass on the 5th. As for Amherst County, they will welcome Brookville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Amherst County is facing Brookville at the right time seeing as Brookville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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