American Heritage lost against Saint Andrew back in December of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The American Heritage Patriots received a blow as they fell 76-58 to the Saint Andrew's Scots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (56), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
American Heritage's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Baqai, who went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points plus seven steals and six assists. Baqai is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least four every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dhiran Nara, who posted 14 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, American Heritage was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Saint Andrew's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alex Montes led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. What's more, Montes also racked up six assists, the most he's had since back in January. Lukas Buinevicius was another key player, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds.
American Heritage now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Saint Andrew's, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
American Heritage will take on Somerset Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Saint Andrew's, they will square off against Northeast at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Saint Andrew's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 82.9 points per game this season.
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