Heritage entered their match against Moreno Valley on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Heritage Patriots took a blow against the Moreno Valley Vikings, falling 74-35. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-29 back in January.
01/28/25 vs Moreno Valley | 3 |
01/23/25 @ Valley View | 6 |
01/21/25 vs Paloma Valley | 3 |
01/16/25 vs Poly | 9 |
01/14/25 @ Rancho Christian | 4 |
Heritage's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of LaKaila Trimble, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, and Sierra Maxwell, who posted 11 points and three steals. Maxwell has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played.
Moreno Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but McKenzie Gillman led the charge by going 6 for 8 on her way to 17 points. Bella Medina was another key player, going 6 of 9 en route to 14 points.
Heritage's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Moreno Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 87-40 defeat against Rancho Christian on the 30th. As for Moreno Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 86-20 win against Paloma Valley on the 30th.
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