Thunderbird Adventist Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 45-37 win over Ville de Marie Academy. This was payback for Thunderbird Adventist Academy, who suffered a 61-47 loss the last time these two teams met.
Gideon Orellana was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Orellana is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Malcolm Tucker, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Thunderbird Adventist Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Ville de Marie Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Thunderbird Adventist Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Brighton Charter at 6:45 p.m. Brighton Charter has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 3-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Ville de Marie Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Sonoran Science Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Sonoran Science Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Ville de Marie Academy is ranked 83rd).
