Basketball Recap: Marana Piles Up the Points Against Alchesay

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

01/02/25 vs Alchesay	65-29
01/02/25 vs Empire	82-64
12/17/24 vs Kofa	74-32
12/16/24 vs Mountain View	66-41

Marana entered their tilt with Alchesay on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 65-29 blowout they got against the Alchesay Falcons. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 25 points or more this season.

Alchesay's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Micah Truax, who posted seven points, and Micah Yazzie, who scored four points.

Marana is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Alchesay, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4.

Marana won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tournament Opponent at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. As for Alchesay, it'll be Battle of the Birds when the Alchesay Falcons duke it out with the Empire Ravens at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in Empire's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.