Heritage is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while the Red Devils are on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Heritage Pioneers will take on the Rustburg Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Heritage didn't have too much trouble with the Lancers on the road as they won 54-40. Given Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Lancers are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Even though Rustburg has not done well against the Bulldogs recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rustburg came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 62-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Heritage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Rustburg, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Heritage ended up a good deal behind the Red Devils when the teams last played back in January, losing 56-41. Will Heritage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
