The Heritage Hills Patriots will take on the Gibson Southern Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Heritage Hills didn't have too much trouble with Forest Park as they won 58-42.
Heritage Hills' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hunter Meredith, who went 6-for-9 en route to 17 points along with six boards and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Meredith now owns an excellent 41.4% three-point shooting accuracy. Tait Wetzel was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibson Southern). They blew past Pike Central 81-29 on Monday. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Heritage Hills better focus on containing Kolton Schmitt and Connor Marvel as the pair were huge in Gibson Southern's win. Schmitt went 7-for-9 on his way to 20 points, while Marvel made all 5 shots he took for 12 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. What's more, Schmitt also posted a 78% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brodey Lamb, who posted 11 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Gibson Southern was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Gibson Southern's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Heritage Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Heritage Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gibson Southern in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 69-63 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lamb, who went 9-for-14 to rack up 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage Hills still be able to contain Lamb? There's only one way to find out.
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