Bourgade Catholic lost against Payson back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles were beaten by the Payson Longhorns 77-23. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Longhorns are ranked 65th).
| 01/09/25 vs Payson | 12 |
| 01/23/24 vs Wickenburg | 11 |
| 11/22/24 vs Odyssey Institute | 9 |
| 01/08/25 vs Gilbert Christian | 9 |
| 12/29/23 vs Benjamin Franklin | 7 |
When it comes to explaining why Bourgade Catholic lost, don't look at Kyra Williams. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Arismendez, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Payson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grace DeSchaaf, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Whaley, who had 14 points and five steals.
Bourgade Catholic's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Payson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bourgade Catholic will host Northwest Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Payson, they will welcome Alchesay at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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