Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They claimed a resounding 72-35 victory over the Pittsburg Pirates. The Patriots pushed the score to 54-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had little chance of recovering from.
Heritage was led to victory by Nella Toeaina and Riley Bayot. Toeaina went 5 for 10 on her way to 15 points and six boards, while Bayot posted six points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds. With that strong performance, Bayot is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Kell, who earned 12 points.
Patriots
| 01/14/25 @ Pittsburg | 20 |
| 12/07/23 @ American | 20 |
| 01/10/25 @ Deer Valley | 17 |
| 01/20/24 vs Kimball | 17 |
| 11/30/24 vs Oakland | 17 |
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Pittsburg's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jurnee Cox, who had 14 points and five rebounds, and Yariah Asidanya, who put up nine points along with three steals and three blocks. That was a full 40% of Pittsburg's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Heritage now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Pittsburg, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage will challenge Antioch at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pittsburg, they will square off against Deer Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pittsburg is facing Deer Valley at the right time seeing as Deer Valley is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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