The Horizon Huskies are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Arizona College Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Horizon focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Friday.
Last Friday, Horizon came up short against Sunrise Mountain and fell 47-40.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Peyton Schiltz, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds. The match was her third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Fields, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Centennial with points to spare, taking the game 55-36. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arizona College Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malak Hag, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Hag is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Jaylee Aulds was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Arizona College Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Horizon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Arizona College Prep, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Horizon has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Arizona College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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