The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They came out on top against Herington by a score of 56-49. That's another feather in the cap for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the defeat, Herington had strong showings from Mason Mortensen, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Tyus Becker, who scored 16 points along with seven steals. That was a full 49% of Herington's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Herington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] and Northern Heights will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Herington, Herington and Solomon will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
