Memorial and Heritage are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Memorial Warriors will face off against the Heritage Coyotes at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 matches.
Last Friday, Memorial was able to grind out a solid win over Centennial, taking the game 61-50. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Titans are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Heritage waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 65-54. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but the Coyotes were the better team in the second half.
Heritage's win came from a few key players Memorial will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cameron Lomax, who went 7 for 14 en route to 25 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The game was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bryson Howard, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Heritage's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Memorial, they are also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Memorial couldn't quite finish off Heritage in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 69-66. Can Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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