The Buckeye Hawks will head out to face off against the Verrado Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Buckeye focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
If Buckeye beats Verrado with 57 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Buckeye blew past Queen Creek, posting a 57-24 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Amayah Leyva was a one-man wrecking crew for Buckeye as she went 8 for 11 en route to 17 points plus eight steals. Leyva is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Tia Chapman, who went 5 for 6 en route to 10 points plus five steals and two blocks.
Buckeye was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Queen Creek only posted three.
Meanwhile, Verrado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 57-34 to Youngker. One positive for the Vipers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Buckeye now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Verrado, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Buckeye and Verrado were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, but Buckeye came up empty-handed after a 41-40 defeat. Can Buckeye avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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