Heritage won the last time they faced Antioch and things went their way on Friday too. The Heritage Patriots walked away with a 58-47 victory over the Antioch Panthers. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Panthers are ranked 615th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/17/25 @ Antioch | 15 |
01/07/25 @ Foothill | 10 |
12/21/24 vs Fairfield | 10 |
12/19/24 vs Castro Valley | 10 |
12/26/24 vs Archie Williams | 8 |
Leading Heritage to victory were Julian Njelita and Brady Lockrem. Njelita posted 15 points, while Lockrem put up 13 points. Those 15 points gave Njelita a new career-high. Jace Bernard was another key player, putting up eight points.
Heritage's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-9. As for Antioch, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Heritage has already played their next game, a 66-64 defeat against Cornerstone Christian on the 20th. As for Antioch, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-44 loss against Pittsburg on the 21st.
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