The Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes and the El Dorado Wolverines squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes had to settle for second. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines. Heritage Academy Gateway has not had much luck with El Dorado recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Heritage Academy Gateway still got an impressive performance from Brock Akin, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Akin has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bowen Gallup, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
El Dorado's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mikai Phipps, who scored 22 points along with four steals. Phipps is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Kamari Brown was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Heritage Academy Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for El Dorado, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.
Heritage Academy Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now. El Dorado also has no future games currently scheduled.
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