Heritage has been on the road for nine straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pittsburg Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while Pittsburg is ranked 145th).
Last Friday, Heritage came up short against Deer Valley and fell 60-48.
Despite the defeat, Heritage saw an underclassman step up: Brady Lockrem scored 16 points. Lockrem is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Josiah Thomas, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 78-38 victory over Freedom. Winning may never get old, but Pittsburg sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Heritage's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 5-13. As for Pittsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Heritage was able to grind out a solid win over Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 59-49. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Pittsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
