If the American Heritage Patriots were riding high off their 64-44 takedown of the Goleman Gators on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. American Heritage fell 43-33 to American on Friday. While losing is never fun, American Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while American is ranked 157th).
Among those leading the charge was Omar Baqai, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and four steals. Quentin Bush was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with four steals.
American Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for American, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. American Heritage will be home for the holidays to greet Doctors Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. American will be home for the holidays to greet iMater Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
