Carter was the 50-48 winner over Heritage when they last played one another back in December of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Green Hornets fell 53-43 to the Mountaineers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Green Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Mountaineers are ranked 37th).
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gaven French led the charge by going 10-for-15 en route to 22 points. Another player making a difference was Eli Williams, who shot 45% from the field on his way to 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Carter dropped their record down to 8-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Carter has already played their next contest (against Halls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Heritage, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against William Blount at 7:30 p.m. The Mountaineers will need to watch out since the Governors have now posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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