Basketball Recap: Heritage Piles Up the Points Against Fallbrook

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 vs Norte Vista	82
12/03/24 vs Miller	68
11/26/24 @ Elsinore	52
12/04/24 @ Tahquitz	49
12/19/24 @ Paloma Valley	37

Heritage entered their tilt with Fallbrook on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed past the Fallbrook Warriors to the tune of 69-40. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.

Heritage's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sierra Maxwell, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 19 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Legacy Benjamin was another key player, going 10 for 14 to rack up 22 points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Maxwell wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fallbrook only racked up three assists.

When it comes to explaining why Fallbrook lost, don't look at Janice Garcia. Despite the final result, she posted 15 points. That was a full 37.5% of Fallbrook's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Castillo, who scored ten points.

Heritage's record now sits at 19-9. As for Fallbrook, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.

Coming up, Heritage will head out on the road to challenge Brentwood School at 5:30 p.m. on February 13th. Heritage has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Fallbrook, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 72-39 defeat against Poway on the 7th.