Desert Sunrise lost against Dysart on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks were outmatched by the Dysart Demons and fell 97-32. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Demons are ranked 55th).
Dysart was led to victory by Santiago Leyva and Lamar Anderson. Leyva went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds, while Anderson went 8 of 13 en route to 17 points and five assists. Leyva is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jabari Ayers, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points and six boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Desert Sunrise and nudges their season record down to 4-17. As for Dysart, their victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Desert Sunrise and Cortez will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Dysart, they and Yuma will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Dysart's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
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