Basketball Recap: Fountain Hills Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Falcons

Previous Games

01/04/25 @ Arizona Lutheran Academy	35-33
01/03/25 vs Phoenix Country Day	38-36
01/03/25 vs Heritage Academy	66-20
01/03/25 vs Eatonville	40-32
01/02/25 vs St. John Paul II Catholic	60-25
+ 3 more games

Fountain Hills entered their tilt with Arizona Lutheran Academy on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes 35-33. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly two points.

Fountain Hills' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sam Barnard, who posted nine points. Ahren Lloyd was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.

Despite the loss, Arizona Lutheran Academy had strong showings from Owen Beilke, who put up 13 points, and Cash Hill, who had 11 points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Kayenda, who posted seven points.

Fountain Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, with the defeat, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-4.

Fountain Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 79-46 win against Odyssey Institute on the 7th. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-52 victory against Santa Cruz Valley on the 7th.