Wells's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They snuck past the American Heritage Academy Patriots with a 45-41 win. While the Leopards didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Despite the loss, American Heritage Academy still got an impressive performance from Jacob Rodrigues, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 61% of American Heritage Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Wirig, who put up seven points and ten rebounds.
Wells has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for American Heritage Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wells will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Owyhee at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Owyhee has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. American Heritage Academy also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas at 6:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. American Heritage Academy is facing Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas at the right time seeing as Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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