Safford lost against Cholla back in January of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Safford Bulldogs were beaten by the Cholla Chargers 110-39. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Chargers are ranked 65th).
Cholla was led to victory by Michael Payne and Cyree Jenkins. Payne almost dropped a triple-double on 36 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists, while Jenkins went 10 for 12 on his way to 24 points along with six boards and four steals. Those 36 points gave Payne a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Standifer, who went 7 of 9 en route to 14 points and five boards.
Safford has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Cholla, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Safford will take on Tanque Verde at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tanque Verde is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.5 points per game this season. As for Cholla, they will challenge Sahuarita at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Cholla's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
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