Basketball Recap: Arizona College Prep Drops Season-High Score on Desert Mountain

Knights

Team Score

01/21/25 vs Desert Mountain	68
01/09/25 vs Chaparral	57
12/05/24 @ Willow Canyon	57
01/15/25 @ Ironwood	56
12/06/24 @ Centennial	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arizona College Prep). They blew past the Desert Mountain Wolves 68-43 on Tuesday.

Arizona College Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaylee Aulds out in front who went 5 for 12 on her way to 15 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That's the most steals Aulds has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Malak Hag, who posted eight points in addition to eight boards and four steals.

Arizona College Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

Several Wolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hayden Seaman, who had ten points and five rebounds. Seaman is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Bella Aguirre was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Arizona College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Desert Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.

Arizona College Prep has already played their next match (against Mountain Pointe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Desert Mountain will take on Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Mountain is facing Chaparral at the right time seeing as Chaparral is stuck on a three-game losing streak.