After two games on the road, Innovations International is heading back home. They will take on the American Heritage Academy Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Innovations International came up short against the Archers and fell 59-52. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Innovations International in their matchups with the Archers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, American Heritage Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Thursday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 72-55 bruising from Round Mountain. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
American Heritage Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jacob Rodrigues, who scored 35 points. That was a full 63.6% of American Heritage Academy's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Innovations International's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for American Heritage Academy, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Innovations International against the Patriots in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 62-30 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rodrigues, who scored 22 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Innovations International still be able to contain Rodrigues? There's only one way to find out.
