The American Heritage Academy Patriots's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. The game between American Heritage Academy and Round Mountain wasn't particularly close, with American Heritage Academy falling 72-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
When it comes to explaining why American Heritage Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jacob Rodrigues. Despite the final result, he scored 35 points. That was a full 63.6% of American Heritage Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Round Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keiran Swafford led the charge by scoring 23 points. Another player making a difference was Blake Bullington, who scored 17 points.
American Heritage Academy's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Round Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. American Heritage Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Innovations International at 5:00 p.m. on February 7th. Round Mountain won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Beatty at 5:30 p.m. on January 26th. Beatty has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 2.
