South Anchorage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the West Valley Eagles. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wolverines came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Alaska, while the Eagles are ranked 610th in California).
Jordan Heacock was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 24 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds for West Valley. That makes it three consecutive games in which Heacock has scored at least a third of West Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Boemeke, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
South Anchorage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for West Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
South Anchorage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 53-49 loss against Somerset Academy Losee on the 26th. As for West Valley, they will host Red Bluff at 7:30 p.m. on December 30th. West Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.
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