Basketball Recap: Empire Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
Jan 20, 2025, 12:05am
Basketball Recap: Empire Ravens vs. Tanque Verde Hawks
It was a Battle of the Birds when Empire duked it out withTanque Verde on Tuesday. The Empire Ravens took a 32-14 bruising from the Tanque Verde Hawks. The Ravens have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/14/25 @ Tanque Verde | 11 |
| 01/10/25 vs St. Augustine Catholic | 14 |
| 01/07/25 vs Cholla | 8 |
| 12/21/24 vs Globe | 8 |
| 12/20/24 vs Hayden | 13 |
| 12/20/24 vs Safford | 8 |
Despite the loss, Empire saw an underclassman step up: freshman Amanda Pacheco posted six points along with 11 boards and eight steals. Pacheco has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played.
Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Tanque Verde, they moved to 3-9 with that victory, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Empire wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 49-7 loss against Sabino on the 17th. Tanque Verde has also already played their next game (against Catalina), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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