Heritage was the 56-36 winner over Del Oro when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Heritage Patriots opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-46 loss to the Del Oro Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 142nd).
When it comes to explaining why Heritage lost on Friday, don't look at Riley Bayot. Despite the final result, she posted eight points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Olachi Nwosu, who put up four points.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Del Oro, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Heritage won't have much time to rest: their next match is against KIPP King at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. KIPP King will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight. As for Del Oro, they will challenge St. Francis at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Francis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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