The Heritage Patriots and the Caruthers Blue Raiders squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Heritage Patriots had to settle for second. They took a 44-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Raiders. Heritage lost against Caruthers in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 62-37 score last time.
Heritage's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ze'ni Patterson, who scored 11 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Patterson, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Heritage struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Caruthers, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Caruthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Central at 6:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Central is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Caruthers will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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