The Heritage Panthers will take on the Bayside Bears in a tournament on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Heritage turned things around against Satellite on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Scorpions by a score of 59-48.
Meanwhile, Bayside was able to grind out a solid victory over Eau Gallie on Wednesday, taking the game 47-39. The 47-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Bayside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 3-13.
Heritage came up short against Bayside in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 65-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bayside's Omar Clarke, who shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards. Now that Heritage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
