Basketball Recap: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Skates Past Empire with Ease

Lions

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 @ Parker	57
02/06/25 @ Empire	40
02/01/25 vs Safford	36
01/27/25 @ Tanque Verde	35
11/29/24 vs Round Valley	32

A well-balanced attack led Pusch Ridge Christian Academy over Empire in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions blew the Empire Ravens out of the water with a 50-10 final score. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pusch Ridge Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tabitha Orr, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points. That's the most points Orr has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Rogers, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Empire, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season.

As of now, neither Pusch Ridge Christian Academy nor Empire have any future games scheduled.