Heritage hasn't had much luck against Tuscarora recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Heritage Pride will face off against the Tuscarora Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Heritage is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Heritage will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Broad Run, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Broad Run on Tuesday, sneaking past 58-56. That's two games straight that the Pride have won by exactly two points.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Tuscarora walked away with it. They claimed a resounding 69-35 victory over the Captains. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Captains are ranked 263rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tuscarora is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points over those games. Heritage's win bumped their record up to 20-6.
Heritage skirted past Tuscarora 36-34 when the teams last played on Friday. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Tuscarora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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