Basketball Recap: Heritage Academy Gateway Beats Heritage Academy for Their Sixth Straight Win

Heroes

Previous 6 Games

01/28/25 vs Heritage Academy	53-40
01/24/25 vs Varsity Opponent	66-64
01/16/25 vs Mission Heights Prep	77-57
01/14/25 vs AZ Compass Prep	72-41
01/10/25 vs Premier Prep- PHHoenix	60-50
01/09/25 vs ASU Prep Poly	70-46

Heritage Academy Gateway hadn't done well against Heritage Academy recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes walked away with a 53-40 win over the Heritage Academy Heroes. The victory was familiar territory for Heritage Academy Gateway who have now won six matchups in a row.

Heritage Academy Gateway's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Owen Spencer, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Spencer is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Harper, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.

Heritage Academy Gateway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Heritage Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.

The future could be bright for both Heritage Academy Gateway and Heritage Academy: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Heritage Academy Gateway will try to hand Heritage Academy their sixth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Heritage Academy will look to extend Varsity Opponent's 15-game losing streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.