It was a Battle of the Birds when The Gregory School faced off against Empire on Wednesday. The Gregory School Hawks took down the Empire Ravens 42-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
The Gregory School found their leader in sophomore Zena Smith, who dropped a triple-double on 15 points, ten rebounds, and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of The Gregory School's points. Rose Pisetsky was another key player, posting 16 points along with seven steals.
Despite the defeat, Empire saw an underclassman step up: freshman Amanda Pacheco had four points in addition to 20 rebounds and six steals. Those 20 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Pacheco. The team also got some help courtesy of Anita Osakwe-Anderson, who earned no points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals.
The Gregory School now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Empire, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
The Gregory School and Palo Verde will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Empire, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Morenci at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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