Show Low is 1-8 against Alchesay since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Show Low Cougars will host the Alchesay Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Show Low will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
If Show Low beats Alchesay with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Show Low was the clear victor by a 49-29 margin over Blue Ridge on Wednesday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Alchesay ended up a good deal behind Holbrook on Tuesday and lost 51-32. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Show Low is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Alchesay, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15.
Show Low was able to grind out a solid victory over Alchesay when the teams last played on January 14th, winning 60-50. Does Show Low have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alchesay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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