The Heritage Panthers scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 61-60 photo finish over Viera. The victory was just what Heritage needed coming off of a 69-20 defeat in their prior game.
Kendra Jean was the offensive standout of the game as she scored 22 points along with five steals. Jayda Lyles was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Viera's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Bell, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Bell has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Scarlet Ackley, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Viera, they bumped their record down to 8-9 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Heritage on the road again on Tuesday and play against Jensen Beach at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Viera won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine last Tuesday.
