Basketball Recap: Dysart Drops Highest Score of Season Against Desert Sunrise

By Team Reports Jan 31, 2025, 7:21am

Basketball Recap: Dysart Demons vs. Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks

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Margin (Wins)

01/30/25 vs Desert Sunrise65
01/09/25 @ Desert Sunrise46
01/22/25 vs Coronado36
12/12/24 @ Agua Fria35
12/04/24 vs Goldwater34

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dysart). They blew past the Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks, posting a 97-32 victory. The Demons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Leading Dysart to victory were Santiago Leyva and Lamar Anderson. Leyva went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Anderson went 8 of 13 en route to 17 points and five assists. Leyva is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Jabari Ayers was another key player, going 6 of 8 en route to 13 points and six boards.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Dysart was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Dysart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Desert Sunrise, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-17.

Dysart and Yuma will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Yuma comes in on three and Dysart on eight. As for Desert Sunrise, they and Cortez will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.

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