The Colleyville Heritage Panthers came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Lake Dallas with points to spare, taking the game 53-35. Given Colleyville Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Falcons are ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colleyville Heritage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Journee Hampton, who scored 14 points along with seven assists and two steals. Hampton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Samari Stevenson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Colleyville Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Lake Dallas, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-21.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Colleyville Heritage will take on the Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Birdville is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak. As for Lake Dallas, they will be playing at home against the Broncos at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
