Basketball Recap: Desert Christian Takes a Loss

Desert Christian and Camp Verde squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Desert Christian had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Camp Verde Cowboys by a score of 80-77. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (70), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

Tyson Dobbins

Points

02/18/25 @ Camp Verde	43
02/14/25 vs Madison Highland Prep	37
02/06/25 vs Benson	26
02/03/25 @ St. Augustine Catholic	34
02/01/25 vs Baboquivari	25
+ 3 more games

Despite the loss, Desert Christian still got an impressive performance from Tyson Dobbins, who dropped a double-double with 43 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Dobbins' eighth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fernando Ayala, who posted nine points and four steals.

Even though they lost, Desert Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive games.

Jordan McMahon-Fullmer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Camp Verde, going 11-for-16 on his way to 30 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Camp Verde is 14-3 when McMahon-Fullmer posts 20 or more points, but 5-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gage Russell, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine assists.

Desert Christian's loss dropped their record down to 27-4. As for Camp Verde, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season.

Desert Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Camp Verde, they will face off against Phoenix Country Day at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Camp Verde knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Phoenix Country Day likes a good challenge.