Basketball Recap: Ash Fork Piles Up the Points Against Grand Canyon

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

01/20/25 @ Seligman	50
11/20/24 vs Seligman	47
01/17/25 vs Mayer	41
11/25/24 vs Bagdad	40
12/11/24 @ Mayer	38

Ash Fork's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Grand Canyon Phantoms 57-21. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.

Ash Fork found their leader in freshman Isabella Acosta, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Acosta has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Vazquez, who posted nine points and four steals.

Ash Fork was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Canyon only posted two assists.

When it comes to explaining why Grand Canyon lost, don't look at Jaemie Jensen. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Jensen is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 44 games she's played dating back to last season.

Ash Fork has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.2 points. As for Grand Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

Ash Fork didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-42 victory against Red Mesa on the 1st. As for Grand Canyon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Seligman at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Canyon is facing Seligman at the right time seeing as Seligman is stuck on a six-game losing streak.