Heritage Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 23-point loss last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils by a score of 39-37 on Thursday. The Heroes were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Dust Devils earlier this season, when they won 40-30.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Cruz Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Atiana Harris, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Joselin Valenzuela, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Heritage Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-10. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage Academy will challenge Tempe Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage Academy is facing Tempe Prep at the right time seeing as Tempe Prep is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Santa Cruz Valley, they will square off against Phoenix Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Cruz Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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