Heritage Academy Gateway played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles and fell 67-38. The Heroes have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Heritage Academy Gateway got some senior leadership from Talon Lemieux and Ephraim Smith. Lemieux posted eight points and eight rebounds, while Smith earned nine points.
East Valley Athletes for Christ's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ian Porter, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Anderson, who put up seven points and seven rebounds.
Heritage Academy Gateway now has a losing record at 2-3. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Heritage Academy Gateway wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 85-46 win against ASU Prep Poly on the 17th. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-54 victory against South Pointe on the 17th.
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