The San Jacinto Tigers will challenge the Heritage Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.
San Jacinto's tournament run continued when they took on Ramona on Tuesday. San Jacinto lost to Ramona on the road by a 64-50 margin.
Meanwhile, Heritage and San Gorgonio met for a duel on Tuesday where Heritage had to take the L. Heritage fell to San Gorgonio 52-47.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aidyn Hendricks, who went 8 for 16 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Isiah Allah, who posted nine points plus two steals.
Even though they lost, Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for San Jacinto, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Things could have been worse for San Jacinto, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 80-66 loss to Heritage in their previous meeting back in January. Can San Jacinto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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