The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Herington 79-53. That looming 79-53 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Rural Vista [Hope/White City] yet this season.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] can attribute much of their success to Colton Jacobson, who scored 24 points along with three steals. That's the first time this season that Jacobson scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Kole Riedy, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Herington lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mason Mortensen. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points. Kwinton Barlow-Mckenna was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Herington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will head out on the road to face off against Centre at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centre is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak. As for Herington, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Wakefield at 7:30 p.m. Wakefield is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
