Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Colleyville Heritage Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Grapevine Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Colleyville Heritage will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Ryan typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Colleyville Heritage proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Raiders 69-50.
Colleyville Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tim Finau led the charge by scoring 19 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Tristan Strength was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Even though Grapevine has not done well against Richland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Grapevine strolled past Richland with points to spare, taking the game 71-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Colleyville Heritage's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points per game. As for Grapevine, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-19.
Colleyville Heritage didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Grapevine in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colleyville Heritage since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
