Basketball Recap: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Skates Past Andrada Polytechnic with Ease

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy entered their tilt with Andrada Polytechnic on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Andrada Polytechnic Mavericks 64-23. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Mavericks are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Noah McKinney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 for 8 en route to 14 points and five assists. Luke Johnson was another key player, putting up nine points.

Lions

Assists

02/01/24 vs San Miguel	24
01/29/25 vs Andrada Polytechnic	20
11/26/24 @ Parker	19
11/29/24 vs ALA - Ironwood	18
01/12/24 @ Catalina	15

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Andrada Polytechnic, their loss was their 13th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-17.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Safford at 5:00 p.m. Andrada Polytechnic has already played their next matchup (against Empire), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.