This season hasn't been kind to the Tohono O'Odham Eagles, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They took a serious blow against Mission Heights Prep on Thursday, falling 74-23. While losing is never fun, Tohono O'Odham can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while Mission Heights Prep is ranked 57th).
Mission Heights Prep was led to victory by Emmanuel Kiprotich and Carlo D'Arcangelo. Kiprotich scored 21 points along with 3 steals, while D'Arcangelo scored 19 points along with 7 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which D'Arcangelo has scored at least 25% of Mission Heights Prep's points. Another player making a difference was Rylend Doble, who scored 9 points.
Tohono O'Odham's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mission Heights Prep, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tohono O'Odham will challenge Gila Bend at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mission Heights Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against South Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
