Basketball Recap: Santa Rita Eagles vs. Palo Verde Titans
If Santa Rita was feeling good fresh off their 68-16 takedown of Madison Highland Prep last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Santa Rita Eagles lost to the Palo Verde Titans on the road by a 49-30 margin on Friday. The Eagles have struggled against the Titans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Santa Rita's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Delijah Reyes, who scored ten points plus five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jlynn Smith, who earned four points in addition to ten rebounds and four steals.
Santa Rita's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Palo Verde, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Santa Rita will be playing in front of their home fans against San Tan Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Palo Verde, they will take on Rincon/University in a tournament on Monday.
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