Preview: Tucson High Magnet School Badgers vs. Sunnyslope Vikings
The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers will head out on the road to take on the Sunnyslope Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Tucson High Magnet School sitting on 20 straight victories and Sunnyslope on three.
Last Wednesday, Tucson High Magnet School faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Tucson High Magnet School came out on top against Casteel by a score of 58-51.
Adam Bernal and Quintin Ragland were among the main playmakers for Tucson High Magnet School as the former scored nine points along with two steals and the latter scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tavion Okougbo, who scored five points.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Cienega 78-46 at home. Given Sunnyslope's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Cienega is ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tucson High Magnet School's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.4 points per game. As for Sunnyslope, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
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