Heritage has gone 7-1 against Pittsburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further  on Thursday. The Patriots will host the Pirates  at 6:30  p.m. The timing is sure in Heritage's favor as the  squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Pittsburg has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Deer Valley and fell  3-2.
 Heritage started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 18-25, 27-25, 28-26,  15-8.

 Cole Fujinaga
| 04/22/25 @ Deer Valley | 23 | 
| 04/15/25 vs Freedom | 20 | 
| 04/08/25 vs Liberty | 9 | 
| 04/03/25 @ Antioch | 13 | 
| 04/01/25 @ Pittsburg | 15 | 
| + 13 more games | 
 Heritage's  loss came about despite a quality game from  Cole Fujinaga, who  had 23 assists and three  digs. With that strong performance,  Fujinaga is now averaging an impressive 12.2  assists per game.  Nathan Panggat also deserves some recognition as  he  had his first  block of the season.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Freedom on Tuesday and fell  3-2.
 Pittsburg took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 16-25, 25-23,  15-11.
 Defeat or not, Pittsburg got some senior leadership from  Angel Garcia and  Angel Lozano De La Cruz.  Garcia  had 13  digs and two  aces, while  Lozano De La Cruz  had nine  digs and three  aces. Those 13  digs set a new season-high mark for  Garcia.
 Pittsburg's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of  Thursday's  match:  Heritage has really dialed in their serving  this season,  having  averaged 4.9  aces per game. However, it's not like Pittsburg struggles in that department as   they've been averaging 5  aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.  Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.