Heritage Academy Gateway is 4-0 against Mission Heights Prep since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes will head out on the road to face off against the Mission Heights Prep Phantoms at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Heritage Academy Gateway focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Thursday.
On Thursday, Heritage Academy Gateway beat BASIS - Chandler 45-37.
Among those leading the charge was Jace Harper, who earned nine points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. Ethan Wright was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds.
Meanwhile, a victory for Mission Heights Prep just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by South Pointe 72-32. The loss continues a trend for the Phantoms in their matchups with the Griffins: they've now lost four in a row.
The win got Heritage Academy Gateway back to even at 1-1. As for Mission Heights Prep, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Heritage Academy Gateway didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mission Heights Prep in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mission Heights Prep's Emmanuel Kiprotich, who went 10 for 14 en route to 26 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Heritage Academy Gateway to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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