Basketball Recap: ASU Prep Poly Takes a Loss

ASU Prep Poly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes, falling 70-46. ASU Prep Poly was down 55-35 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Despite the loss, ASU Prep Poly still got an impressive performance from CJ Welcome, who went 9 for 22 on his way to 23 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Hudson, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage Academy Gateway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Talon Lemieux, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Lemieux has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Ethan Wright was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

ASU Prep Poly's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Heritage Academy Gateway, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.

ASU Prep Poly will take on Heritage Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Heritage Academy Gateway, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 60-50 victory against Premier Prep- PHHoenix on the 10th.