The Heritage Academy Heroes suffered their biggest loss since January 3rd on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 50-18 loss at the hands of St. John Paul II Catholic. Heritage Academy has struggled against St. John Paul II Catholic recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Diana Valencia continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. John Paul II Catholic, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 14 steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Valencia has scored all season. Sofia Cervantes was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five steals.
Heritage Academy's loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-15. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 11.5 points per game. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Heritage Academy will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Trivium Prep at 5:30 p.m. on January 29th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Arizona (Trivium Prep is ranked 269th, while Heritage Academy is ranked 279th). As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Valley Lutheran at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
