AFTER going up against the Big V Division two league leader’s for the second week straight, The Mildura Heat men’s were this time unable to unable to prevail, suffering an 86-76 defeat at the hands of the Sherbrooke Suns.

However, the Heat proved their strong temperament once again to recover and beat Wallan Panthers convincingly the following day 91-66 in the second leg of a back-to-back away game road trip.