The Peoria Panthers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Cactus, falling 64-37. While losing is never fun, Peoria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Cactus is ranked 32nd).
Despite the loss, Peoria still got an impressive performance from Desmone Brooks-conley, who scored 13 points along with three steals. De'Amare Petty was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Cactus had a senior duo take command as Bradey Henige dropped a double-double on 28 points and 22 rebounds and Tyler Hutton scored 24 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Henige has scored at least a third of Cactus' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Henige, who scored six points along with seven assists and three steals.
Peoria's loss was their sixth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 3-15. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Cactus, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peoria the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Goldwater at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th. Goldwater is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. Cactus won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Estrella Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th.
