With Thanksgiving break in the rearview mirror, Aledo’s Bearcats hit the road on Tuesday, Nov. 28, hoping to move their win streak to three games early in the season. Unfortunately, Midlothian Heritage had other ideas, as they came from behind to defend their home court in a seesaw battle, 64-58.
Aledo (3-2) was riding high coming into the game on Tuesday night. The Bearcats rallied late to steal a win from Weatherford on the Roos’ home court on Nov. 17. Still on Cloud 9 after that performance, they went to Fort Worth on Nov. 21, where they decimated South Hills, 92-38.
The hosting Jaguars got out to a hot start in the first quarter of play on Tuesday. Aledo held their own offensively, but at the home end of the floor, the Bearcat defense struggled to keep Heritage off the scoreboard. The Jags jumped out to a 21-17 lead at the end of the first eight minutes of action.
That lead wasn’t safe. Nor did it last long.
The Bearcats kept their pace on the offensive end of the floor, as they put up 17 points again in the second quarter. However, it was Aledo’s defense that found its way in frame number two. The Jags managed to tally just 13 points in the frame as the two teams went into the half in gridlock, 34-34.
In the third quarter, Aledo managed to take control. The Bearcats ended the period leading Heritage for the first time in the contest, with the score at 49-46.
The three-point advantage wasn’t much, and the Jags erased it quickly once the final stanza got underway. Heritage doubled up the Bearcats’ offensive output in the final eight minutes of play, 18-9, as the home team won by a comfortable six-point margin.
Aledo will head west on Thursday where they will begin the first round of the three-day Abilene Tournament with a game against Parish Episcopal. That game is slated to tip-off at 3 p.m.
Bearcats vs. Midlothian Heritage – Nov. 28
Aledo 17 17 15 9 - 58
Heritage 21 13 12 18 - 64
Aledo scoring: Joaquin Pacheco 19, Owen Peterson 13, Jackson Todd 10, Jack Sawyer 8, Brett Barclay 4, Kaden LoBaugh 4.
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