Basketball Preview: Phoenix Country Day Eagles vs. Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes
Phoenix Country Day is on a four-game streak of home wins, while the Coyotes are on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Phoenix Country Day Eagles will take on the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Phoenix Country Day has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 607 points over their last nine matches.
Last Thursday, Phoenix Country Day strolled past the Heat with points to spare, taking the game 69-51. Given Phoenix Country Day's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Heat are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Arizona Lutheran Academy stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Trivium Prep 91-22 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arizona Lutheran Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Owen Beilke, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Beilke has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Luis Guerrero, who scored 13 points along with seven assists and seven steals.
Phoenix Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
Phoenix Country Day lost to the Coyotes at home by a decisive 75-60 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will Phoenix Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
