Arizona High School Basketball - Santa Rita holds off Bisbee
January 17, 2019: Bisbee, AZ 85603 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Santa Rita Eagles (Tucson, AZ) and the host Bisbee Pumas (Bisbee, AZ), saw Santa Rita's basketball squad hold off Bisbee by a tally of 61-57.
With the victory, Santa Rita improves its record to 8-13 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) to confront the Eagles in a 2A South challenge on Friday, January 18. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 8-8. Desert Christian lost 64-24 in their recent league challenge against Miami (Miami, AZ)
Next up, the Pumas confront the Pima Roughriders (Pima, AZ) in a 2A East challenge, on Friday, January 18. Bisbee will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Roughriders come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 52-48 league loss to Morenci (Morenci, AZ).