The Heritage Academy Heroes will take on the Ridgeline Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Heritage Academy beats Ridgeline Academy with 54 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Heritage Academy really took it to Imagine Prep Coolidge for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-7 victory. With the Heroes ahead 33-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Aiyana Sims
| 02/06/25 vs Imagine Prep Coolidge | 8 |
| 01/08/25 @ Maricopa Institute of Technology | 7 |
| 02/04/25 @ Empower College Prep | 6 |
| 12/13/24 @ ASU Prep | 6 |
| 12/05/24 vs Empower College Prep | 6 |
| + 7 more games |
Heritage Academy had a senior duo take command as Aiyana Sims dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 boards and Jayla Santa Cruz dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Sims also grabbed eight steals, which is notable because Heritage Academy is 10-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kenia Martin, who posted seven points along with nine boards and three steals.
Heritage Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 48 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. Ridgeline Academy took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over Imagine Prep Coolidge. Given Ridgeline Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Imagine Prep Coolidge is ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ridgeline Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.1 points over those games. As for Heritage Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Heritage Academy suffered a grim 58-33 defeat to Ridgeline Academy when the teams last played on Monday. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Heritage Academy was down 46-14.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
