Basketball Recap: Ajo Comes Up Short

Ajo lost against Ville de Marie Academy last Monday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ajo Red Raiders were dealt a 60-26 defeat at the hands of Ville de Marie Academy. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Ville de Marie Academy are ranked 65th).

It was another big night for Daniel Dwyer, who posted 23 points along with seven assists and five steals for Ville de Marie Academy. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Dwyer has scored at least a third of Ville de Marie Academy's points. Eli Benedetti was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Ajo's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Ville de Marie Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.

Ajo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-41 defeat against Academy with Community Partners on the 30th. As for Ville de Marie Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-38 win against James Madison Preparatory School on the 24th.