Heritage lost against ThunderRidge back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Heritage Eagles lost to the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at home by a 76-60 margin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Grizzlies are ranked eighth).
Trystan Rangel
| 02/12/25 vs ThunderRidge | 20 |
| 02/07/25 @ Chaparral | 20 |
| 02/04/25 vs Highlands Ranch | 16 |
| 01/28/25 @ Rock Canyon | 17 |
Heritage's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trystan Rangel, who went 8-for-13 en route to 20 points. The matchup was Rangel's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. Charlie Gilloth was another key player, going 5-for-11 to rack up 13 points.
Leading ThunderRidge to victory were Drew Paine and Kael Carney. Paine went 7-for-12 on his way to 20 points and six boards, while Carney went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. Thanks to that strong game, Carney now owns an excellent 41.5% three-point shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Cremeen, who posted 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Heritage and nudges their season record down to 9-11. As for ThunderRidge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Coming up, Heritage will venture away from home to challenge Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is facing Ponderosa at the right time seeing as Ponderosa is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for ThunderRidge, they will be playing at home against Mountain Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mountain Vista comes in on eight and ThunderRidge on five.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
