South Mountain came up into this matchup off a tough 22-point loss last Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Camelback Spartans by a score of 65-63 on Friday. The Jaguars' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
| 01/24/25 vs Camelback | 8 |
| 11/30/24 vs Sierra Linda | 6 |
| 12/05/24 vs Dobson | 4 |
| 11/22/24 @ Chandler | 4 |
| 12/23/24 vs Willow Canyon | 3 |
Despite the loss, South Mountain still got an impressive performance from Richci Anitak, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. Those eight boards gave Anitak a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Robinson, who put up 12 points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Camelback to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylin Ideran, who had 16 points along with six boards and three steals. Ideran has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kemahn Knight, who scored ten points.
South Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Camelback, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12.
South Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 52-26 defeat against Maryvale on the 28th. Camelback has also already played their next game, a 69-57 loss against Cesar Chavez on the 28th.
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