Basketball Recap: Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way Takes Down Heritage Academy Gateway in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 85-48 victory over the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes. Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Heritage Academy Gateway lost, don't look at Talon Lemieux. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lemieux a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%). Cayleb Couch was another key player, putting up nine points.

Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season. As for Heritage Academy Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.

Looking ahead, Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way will square off against East Valley Athletes for Christ at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sequoia Pathfinder Verrado Way knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 games -- so hopefully East Valley Athletes for Christ likes a good challenge. Heritage Academy Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.