Sahuarita was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Palo Verde Titans and fell 79-43. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Titans are ranked 72nd).
It was another big night for Daniel Ortiz, who went 10 for 15 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven boards and six assists for Palo Verde. The contest was Ortiz's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Kameron Pippen was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten assists.
Sahuarita's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Palo Verde, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Sahuarita has already played their next game (against Rio Rico), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palo Verde will challenge Thatcher at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Thatcher is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
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