Basketball Recap: Tri City Prep Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tri City Prep can now relate to. They came up short against Skyline - Gila River on Thursday, falling 53-27. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Skyline - Gila River are ranked 17th).

Tri City Prep's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Skyline - Gila River, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 19-0.

Tri City Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Skyline - Gila River, they will challenge Tri-City Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Skyline - Gila River's defense has only allowed 19.4 points per game this season, so Tri-City Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.