Santa Cruz Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 40-30 to the Heritage Academy Heroes. If the Dust Devils were looking for revenge after losing 31-23 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Santa Cruz Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zaryah Bursey, who posted 13 points.
Among those leading the charge was Nancy James, who earned 20 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Heritage Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Valeria Castorena, who scored ten points.
Santa Cruz Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Heritage Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-8.
Santa Cruz Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 38-31 loss against Apache Junction on the 13th. As for Heritage Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-22 defeat against Trivium Prep on the 13th.
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