After flying high against Deer Valley last Friday, Heritage came back down to earth. The Heritage Patriots fell just short of the Pittsburg Pirates by a score of 59-56 on Tuesday. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Heritage's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nate Grube, who posted 12 points. Brady Lockrem was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Kahlil Bernard was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 8 en route to 15 points and seven boards for Pittsburg. The team also got some help courtesy of Marrel Alexander, who earned eight points and seven rebounds.
Heritage now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Pittsburg, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-7.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-47 win against Antioch on the 17th. Pittsburg has also already played their next match, an 85-33 victory against Deer Valley on the 17th.
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