Heritage and Red Oak squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Heritage had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Red Oak Hawks by a score of 43-40. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Hawks are ranked 65th).
Danielle Henry
| 02/18/25 vs Red Oak | 9 |
| 02/14/25 vs Melissa | 8 |
| 02/10/25 vs Reedy | 8 |
| 02/04/25 vs Centennial | 16 |
Heritage lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Danielle Henry, who posted six points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. She is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elyse Mercado, who scored seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Red Oak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kierstyn Totten, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points and five rebounds. Ariana Warren was another key player, putting up five points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Heritage now has a losing record of 18-19. As for Red Oak, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-11.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Oak, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 41-38 victory against Highland Park on the 20th.
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