Having just played yesterday, the Heritage Patriots will jump right back in to play the KIPP King Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Heritage opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-46 defeat to Del Oro. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 142nd).
Riley Bayot put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Olachi Nwosu, who put up four points.
Meanwhile, KIPP King entered their tilt with Berean Christian two weeks ago with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They secured a 52-46 W over the Eagles.
KIPP King has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
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