While it was all tied up  17-17 at halftime, the Holyoke Dragons were not quite the Heritage Christian Eagles's equal in the second half  on Saturday. The  matchup between them and the Eagles wasn't particularly close, with the Dragons falling  51-32. Holyoke has now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
 Holyoke's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was   Anessa Colglazier, who  scored six points along with 18  rebounds and three  steals. Colglazier has been hot recently, having posted eight or more  rebounds the last ten times she's  played.  Ellie Kleve was another key contributor,  scoring nine points along with six  rebounds.
 Even though they lost, Holyoke  smashed the offensive glass and  finished the game with 20  offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Christian only pulled down ten  offensive rebounds.
 Heritage Christian was led to victory by  Mikaela Harvey and  Staci Brown.  Harvey  scored 20 points along with two  steals, while  Brown  dropped  a double-double on 12 points and ten  rebounds. Brown is on a roll when it comes to  steals, as she's  now  grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's  played. Another player making a difference was  Sophia Case, who  scored seven points along with three  blocks.
 Holyoke dropped their record down to 4-11 with that  loss, which was their fifth straight  at home. As for Heritage Christian, the  win was  the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
 Holyoke will stay at home for another  game and welcome Merino at 4:00  p.m.  on February 8th. Merino will roll in looking for their  15th straight  victory, something Holyoke surely won't give up without a fight. As for Heritage Christian, they will head out on the road to  face off against  Clear Creek at 7:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Hopefully Heritage Christian focused on turnovers this week  since the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
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