Heritage entered their matchup against Deer Valley on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Patriots fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolverines this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.
Heritage started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 18-25, 27-25, 28-26, 15-8.
Gianni Gonzalez paced Heritage's offense, picking up 14 kills. Gonzalez got some help from Cole Fujinaga and his 23 assists. Finally, Adrian Rozo-Jimenez kept Heritage's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 12-9. As for Deer Valley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-7.
Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Pittsburg on the 24th. As for Deer Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Liberty on the 24th.
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