The Pittsburg Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Pittsburg earned a 61-51 win over Clayton Valley Charter. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Ugly Eagles are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They breezed by Deer Valley to the tune of 86-27 on Friday. The Patriots pushed the score to 69-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines had no chance of recovering from.
Pittsburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Heritage, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Pittsburg took their victory against Heritage in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 76-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittsburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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