The American Heritage Patriots lost against the Mackay Miners back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. American Heritage suffered a tough 58-34 defeat at the hands of Mackay. American Heritage was down 54-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Mackay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jesse Barger out in front who scored 18 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barger has scored all season. Kaizer Summers was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Mackay used a slightly different lineup for their bout with American Heritage. And. Barger made the most of the opportunity, scoring 18 points along with two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
American Heritage's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-14. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.3 points per game. As for Mackay, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
American Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mackay, they and Watersprings will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mackay and Watersprings are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
