The Heritage Academy Heroes and the Mohave Accelerated Patriots will face off at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Heritage Academy will be strutting in after a win while Mohave Accelerated will be coming in after a defeat.
Heritage Academy was handed a three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against NFL Yet Academy on Friday. Heritage Academy put the hurt on NFL Yet Academy with a sharp 63-40 win. Given Heritage Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while NFL Yet Academy is ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mohave Accelerated pushed their score all the way to 56 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kingman Academy. Mohave Accelerated's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Heritage Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Mohave Accelerated, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Heritage Academy strolled past Mohave Accelerated in their previous matchup on January 5th by a score of 56-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
