Arrowhead Christian Academy is 0-5 against Tri-City Christian Academy since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Arrowhead Christian Academy Eagles are on the road again and plays the Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Arrowhead Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
With a playoff game on the line, Arrowhead Christian Academy rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They skirted past the Wolves 51-48.
Arrowhead Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Edgar Gonzalez, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gonzalez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Marcus Edwards, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian Academy put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They breezed by Gila Bend at home to the tune of 55-17. Given Tri-City Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Gila Bend is ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arrowhead Christian Academy's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Arrowhead Christian Academy suffered a grim 61-37 defeat to Tri-City Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tri-City Christian Academy's Fulvio Dos Santos, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 39 points and 2 assists. Now that Arrowhead Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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