The Heritage Patriots will take on the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 16 losses in a row dating back to last season, Heritage finally turned things around against Fort Wayne Canterbury on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-40 victory over the Cavaliers.
Danica Fuller had an outrageously good game as she went 9 for 22 en route to 26 points plus six rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Heritage's points. Audra Bickel was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for Fort Wayne Wayne just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Homestead on the road and fell 64-17. The Generals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Wayne Wayne now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Heritage, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Heritage was taken down by Fort Wayne Wayne 68-38 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Heritage was down 41-19.
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