American Heritage is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while West Boca Raton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the American Heritage Stallions will get right back to it and host the West Boca Raton Bulls at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Even though American Heritage has not done well against Somerset Academy - Canyons recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. American Heritage took down Somerset Academy - Canyons 70-54. Given American Heritage's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Somerset Academy - Canyons is ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
American Heritage relied on the efforts of Xander Gerard, who scored 19 points, and Brendan Gerard, who scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Zack Burrow, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, West Boca Raton came up short against Olympic Heights on Friday and fell 68-55.
American Heritage's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for West Boca Raton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
American Heritage didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against West Boca Raton in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 60-55 win. Does American Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Boca Raton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
