It was a good run, but the Heritage Academy Heroes unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Kingman Academy by a score of 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Heritage Academy has suffered yet this season.
Heritage Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cameron Irby, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Jonathan Mccaine was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kingman Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Anderson, who scored eight points along with three blocks. That's the first time this season that Anderson posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Josh White, who scored seven points along with 12 rebounds.
Heritage Academy's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Kingman Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against NFL Yet Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Allowing an average of 69.7 points per game, NFL Yet Academy has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this contest. Kingman Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mohave Accelerated at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. That game will pit two of the most dominant against one another: JAXON HONEGGER and White.