Basketball Recap: Walden Grove Skates Past Maricopa with Ease

Red Wolves

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 vs Cholla	75
12/05/24 @ Desert View	43
12/13/24 @ Maricopa	33
12/06/24 vs Amphitheater	13
12/09/24 vs Sabino	3

Walden Grove waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Maricopa Rams 67-34. The Red Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Maricopa still got an impressive performance from Jenifer Gordoa, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 boards. Kaliha Norwood was another key player, putting up ten points and four blocks.

Walden Grove is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Maricopa, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Walden Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 55-38 defeat against Arizona Lutheran Academy on the 13th. As for Maricopa, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-25 loss against Mohave Accelerated on the 13th.