Heritage and Rocky Mountain squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Heritage had to settle for second. They fell to the Rocky Mountain Lobos 58-52.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Charlie Gilloth, who posted 17 points along with three steals and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Chaney, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards.
Rocky Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Matkin led the charge by putting up 17 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave Matkin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Daniel Mbadinga, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Rocky Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rocky Mountain, they will challenge Eaglecrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eaglecrest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 games -- so hopefully Rocky Mountain likes a good challenge.
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