Basketball Recap: Thunderbird Takes a Loss

After soaring to 57 points the game before, Thunderbird was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-18 loss at the hands of the Paradise Honors Panthers. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Thunderbird got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Natalee Evans and Lanaya Robinson, who each put up four points. Isabella Illingworth held things down on the boards with six rebounds.

Paradise Honors' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lizzy Guincho, who went 10 of 17 to rack up 22 points along with seven boards and six steals. Guincho has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 19 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Morgan Van Dyke, who posted seven points in addition to 15 steals and six assists.

Thunderbird's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Paradise Honors, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.

Thunderbird has already played their next game, a 44-40 win against Coconino on the 4th. As for Paradise Honors, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 84-21 victory against Goldwater on the 6th.