Basketball Recap: Heritage Takes a Loss

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

11/29/25 vs Social Circle	60-61
11/25/25 @ Clarke Central	58-53
11/21/25 vs Salem	51-49
11/18/25 vs Drew Charter	57-48
11/14/25 @ Banneker	69-65

After a string of five wins, Heritage's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to the Social Circle Redskins. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Patriots still had to take the loss.

Social Circle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leson Nelson, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Nelson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Damien Phelps, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 13 points.

Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Social Circle, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Heritage will take on Douglas County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Social Circle, they will square off against Elbert County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.