Basketball Recap: Ty Jarius Salazar Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Tempe Prep

Santa Cruz Valley had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt Tempe Prep on Friday. Everything went the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils' way against the Tempe Prep Knights as the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils made off with a 75-51 victory. For the Dust Devils, this counts as revenge for the 63-38 win the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Santa Cruz Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ty Jarius Salazar out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Salazar a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Harris, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 boards.

Santa Cruz Valley now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Tempe Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-5 record this season.

Santa Cruz Valley will face off against Miami at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Cruz Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season. Tempe Prep has already played their next match (against Phoenix Country Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.