The Norte Vista Braves will venture away from home to face off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Norte Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Heritage will come in with nine straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Norte Vista lost to JW North on the road by a 49-33 margin.
Meanwhile, Heritage was able to grind out a solid win over Gahr on Wednesday, taking the game 52-44. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Gladiators are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norte Vista better keep an eye on Sierra Maxwell. She was instrumental in Heritage's win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 16 boards. Maxwell's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tamia Jackson, who posted 13 points and five steals.
Heritage pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Norte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
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