You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Heritage's strategy against Deer Valley on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Heritage Patriots blew the Deer Valley Wolverines out of the water with a 68-27 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Wolverines are ranked 1105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Bayot led the charge by putting up seven points in addition to six assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Wilright, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
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Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 21 consecutive matchups.
Heritage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Deer Valley, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage has already played their next contest (against Pittsburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Deer Valley will challenge Liberty at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Deer Valley is facing Liberty at the right time seeing as Liberty is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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