Basketball Game Preview: Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles vs. Fountain Hills Falcons

The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Fountain Hills Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Wednesday, Bourgade Catholic was fully in charge, breezing past Odyssey Institute 53-25. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Golden Eagles had established a 25-point advantage.

Channel Ochoa produced another solid performance going 12-for-22 en route to 27 points.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Fountain Hills took on Horizon Honors on Thursday. The Falcons had just enough and edged out the Eagles 34-31. The Falcons' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

Fountain Hills' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Bourgade Catholic, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Bourgade Catholic was taken down by Fountain Hills 57-20 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Golden Eagles were down 40-5.