Basketball Recap: Heritage Academy Gateway's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Four

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Previous 4 Games

01/21/25 vs Learning Foundation & Performing Arts	48-32
01/16/25 @ Ridgeline Academy	68-39
01/14/25 @ Western SciTech	66-19
01/09/25 vs Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way	56-35

Heritage Academy Gateway waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 48-32 victory over the Learning Foundation & Performing Arts Wolves . That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 49-46 back in December of 2024.

Despite the loss, Learning Foundation & Performing Arts still got an impressive performance from Ja'Niyah Evans, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 boards. Evans has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Hailey Ramirez also deserves some recognition as she scored her first point of the season.

Heritage Academy Gateway is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Learning Foundation & Performing Arts, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2.

Heritage Academy Gateway won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Maya at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Learning Foundation & Performing Arts has already played their next match (against East Valley Athletes for Christ), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.