American Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Baptist Academy Knights. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Despite the loss, American Heritage Academy still got an impressive performance from Jacob Rodrigues, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 60% of American Heritage Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Wirig, who scored four points plus nine rebounds.
American Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
American Heritage Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas at 6:30 p.m. on December 17th. As for Liberty Baptist Academy, they will square off against Mountain View Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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