Basketball Recap: Dysart Beats Cortez for Their 12th Straight Victory

Demons

Previous Games

02/11/25 vs Cortez	73-54
02/06/25 @ Coronado	84-34
02/04/25 @ Peoria	54-49
01/31/25 @ Yuma	71-50
01/30/25 vs Desert Sunrise	97-32
+ 7 more games

Dysart waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They took down the Cortez Colts 73-54. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 62-37 back in January.

Dysart got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lamar Anderson out in front who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Santiago Leyva, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 13 boards.

Dysart was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They racked up 12 more assists than Cortez's also-impressive total of 12.

Despite the loss, Cortez still got an impressive performance from Ulysses Espinoza, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points along with six assists and three steals. Nygel Lindsey was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Dysart pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points over those games. As for Cortez, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.

Dysart does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cortez, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-74 win against Yuma on the 12th.