It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 66-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Heritage Academy Gateway's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brock Akin, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Lemieux, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Heritage Academy Gateway is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Ridgeline Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 18-1.
Heritage Academy Gateway will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against El Dorado at 4:30 p.m. on February 20th. El Dorado will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Heritage Academy Gateway surely won't give up without a fight. Ridgeline Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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