The Northern Heights Wildcats were the 63-53 winner over the Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Northern Heights received a tough blow on Tuesday as they fell 47-29 to Rural Vista [Hope/White City]. That's two games in a row now that Northern Heights has lost by exactly 18 points.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] can attribute much of their success to Nathen Traynor, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Carpenter, who scored five points along with six rebounds and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Northern Heights and nudges their season record down to 1-9. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Northern Heights will head out on the road to take on Herington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], they will be playing in front of their home fans against Peabody-Burns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
