Basketball Recap: Tucson High Magnet School Takes a Loss

After flying high against Marana last Tuesday, Tucson High Magnet School came back down to earth. The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers came up short against the Sunnyside Blue Devils on Thursday, falling 52-32. The Badgers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Destiney Brown

Steals

11/29/24 vs Copper Canyon	13
12/10/24 vs Tolleson	9
01/14/25 @ Canyon del Oro	6
12/16/24 vs Browne	6
02/13/25 vs Sunnyside	5
+ 15 more games

When it comes to explaining why Tucson High Magnet School lost, don't look at Destiney Brown. Despite the final result, she posted nine points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Brown has become a key player for Tucson High Magnet School: the team is 4-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 8-13 otherwise.

Tucson High Magnet School's defeat dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Sunnyside, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 25-2.

Tucson High Magnet School has already played their next match, a 42-22 loss against Red Mountain on the 20th. As for Sunnyside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-52 win against Pueblo on the 18th.