Basketball Recap: Southwest Leadership Academy Piles Up the Points Against Tri City Prep

Rams

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs Harvest Prep Academy	65
01/08/25 vs Premier	48
01/09/25 vs Western SciTech	45
11/26/24 vs Maricopa Institute of Technology	44
01/17/25 vs Tri City Prep	44

On Friday, the Southwest Leadership Academy Rams took their matchup with ease, bagging a 67-23 victory over the Tri City Prep Panthers. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Southwest Leadership Academy to victory were Ayden Gonzales and Alijah Murphy. Gonzales posted 17 points along with five boards and four steals, while Murphy went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Edgar Avila was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.

Southwest Leadership Academy's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Tri City Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwest Leadership Academy will venture away from home to face off against Premier at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southwest Leadership Academy is facing Premier at the right time seeing as Premier is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Tri City Prep has already played their next contest (against Gila Bend), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.