Amphitheater was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against the Douglas Bulldogs, falling 93-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (62), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Amphitheater lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cameron Abernathy, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 20 points. Abernathy is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Ivan Montano also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Panthers
| 01/21/25 vs Douglas | 22 |
| 12/15/23 vs Desert View | 17 |
| 12/21/23 vs The Gregory School | 16 |
| 12/01/23 @ Catalina | 15 |
| 12/22/23 vs Tanque Verde | 15 |
Even though they lost, Amphitheater was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Leading Douglas to victory were Ryan Felix and Diego Lopez. Felix went 9 of 18 en route to 24 points along with five assists and four steals, while Lopez went 8 for 16 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Felix is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last six games he's played. Elmer Maytorena was another key player, going 8 of 11 en route to 17 points.
Amphitheater's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Douglas, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Amphitheater didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 86-32 loss against Cholla on the 23rd. As for Douglas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 83-51 victory against Rio Rico on the 23rd.
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