The Heritage Patriots will square off against the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Heritage's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while Paloma Valley has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Heritage will head into Thursday's game after some sweet revenge against Poly: Heritage made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Poly, but still couldn't quite topple them. Heritage put the hurt on Poly with a sharp 63-38 victory on Thursday. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/16/25 vs Poly | 4 |
| 01/14/25 @ Rancho Christian | 3 |
| 11/26/24 @ Elsinore | 2 |
| 12/20/24 vs Yucaipa | 2 |
| 12/27/24 @ South | 2 |
Sierra Maxwell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine steals. What's more, she also racked up four blocks, the most she's had since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was LaKaila Trimble, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 59-33 to Valley View. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 673rd, while the Eagles are ranked 334th).
Paloma Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Everything came up roses for Heritage against Paloma Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-23 victory. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Paloma Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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