The Heritage Patriots lost against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Heritage had to suffer through a rough 75-46 loss at the hands of Dougherty Valley. Heritage has struggled against Dougherty Valley recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Austin Beltram, who scored 14 points, and Aidan Muse who scored ten points along with eight rebounds. The game was Beltram's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alvin Ella, who scored eight points.
Heritage bumped their record down to 4-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Dougherty Valley, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Heritage and Montgomery will round out the year against one another at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday at. Montgomery presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Heritage in California (Montgomery is ranked 30th, while Heritage is ranked 453rd). As for Dougherty Valley, they will face off against Crespi at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Crespi's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
