Basketball Recap: Hamilton Piles Up the Points Against Gila Ridge

Huskies

Previous 6 Games

12/16/24 vs Gila Ridge	72-41
12/13/24 @ Gilbert	56-51
12/12/24 vs Cesar Chavez	75-67
12/10/24 vs Red Mountain	58-49
12/06/24 @ Desert Vista	70-65
12/04/24 vs Mountain View	59-41

Hamilton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They blew past the Gila Ridge Hawks 72-41. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Hawks are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hamilton pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.2 points per game. As for Gila Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

When Hamilton and Gila Ridge next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Hamilton will try to stop Perry's nine-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Gila Ridge will square off against Rock Point and their three-game winning streak at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.