Heritage Academy Gateway unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a hard 64-50 fall against the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles on Tuesday. The Heroes have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Heritage Academy Gateway's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Wright, who went 5 for 10 en route to 16 points plus three steals. Another player making a difference was Brock Akin, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Valley Athletes for Christ to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Anderson, who scored 12 points in addition to seven rebounds. Landen Marker was another key player, scoring 11 points.
East Valley Athletes for Christ's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Heritage Academy Gateway has already played their next match, a 45-37 victory against BASIS - Chandler on the 5th. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-54 win against Tri-City Christian Academy on the 6th.
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