Basketball Preview: Tolleson Wolverines vs. Tucson High Magnet School Badgers
The Tolleson Wolverines will square off against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Tolleson focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Friday.
Tolleson is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cesar Chavez on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tolleson lost 67-43 to Cesar Chavez. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Champions: they've now lost six in a row.
Tolleson might have lost, but man, Rico Blassingame was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Blassingame's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Jenkins, who posted ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Tolleson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Tucson High Magnet School put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Catalina Foothills with points to spare, taking the game 65-49. The 65-point effort marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Patrick Flores was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Tucson High Magnet School's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tolleson, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Tolleson hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.7 points per game. However, it's not like Tucson High Magnet School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 74.8. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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