Basketball Recap: American Heritage Academy Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 6, 2024, 12:07pm

Basketball Recap: American Heritage Academy Patriots vs. Lincoln County Lynx

American Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Lincoln County Lynx 85-55. The Patriots were down 67-43 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

When it comes to explaining why American Heritage Academy lost, don't look at Jacob Rodrigues. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 17 en route to 31 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Rodrigues' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Chadrick Timbol, who went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points.

Rowdy Lloyd was nothing short of spectacular for Lincoln County: he went 15 for 24 en route to 37 points. The dominant performance also gave Lloyd a new career-high in field goal percentage (63%). Kenyon Almaraz was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.

American Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

American Heritage Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Liberty Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lincoln County, they will challenge Laughlin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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