The Heritage Academy Heroes and the North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Heritage Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Heritage Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They were beaten by Kingman Academy 75-9. Heritage Academy has struggled against Kingman Academy recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy had to suffer through a rough 65-25 loss at the hands of North Valley Christian Academy. North Phoenix Preparatory Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ellaina Wakeham put forth a good effort for the losing side as she dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Heritage Academy bumped their record down to 0-13 with that defeat, which was their 17th straight at home. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.
