Basketball Recap: Heritage Academy Comes Up Short

Heritage Academy and Imagine Prep squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Heritage Academy had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Imagine Prep Storm, falling 66-33. While losing is never fun, the Heroes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Storm are ranked 29th).

Heritage Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Layla Benson and Jayla Santa Cruz. Benson posted ten points, while Santa Cruz earned ten points.

Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Imagine Prep, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 18-0.

Heritage Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Imagine Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 43-38 defeat against East Valley Athletes for Christ on the 22nd.