Heritage won the last time they faced Deer Valley and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Heritage Patriots took their matchup with ease, bagging an 85-54 win over the Deer Valley Wolverines. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Wolverines are ranked 885th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nate Grube, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Brady Lockrem, who earned 14 points.
Deer Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carter Williams, who put up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Bickham, who had 13 points.
With the victory, Heritage broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-12. As for Deer Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage will head out to face off against Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pittsburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. As for Deer Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Deer Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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