On Friday, Coolidge faced Canyon del Oro in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Coolidge Bears blew past the Canyon del Oro Dorados 73-51. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Dorados, too.
| 11/29/24 vs Canyon del Oro | 20 |
| 01/29/24 @ Crismon | 16 |
| 01/20/24 vs Globe | 15 |
| 11/24/23 vs Combs | 14 |
| 11/24/23 vs Rio Rico | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coolidge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adarius Miguel, who went 9 for 13 on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Miguel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Dees, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Canyon del Oro lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tyler Skorupa, who posted 12 points. Sean McCarthy was another key player, putting up seven points and five boards.
The victory made it two in a row for Coolidge and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Canyon del Oro, they dropped their record down to 2-2 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coolidge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-29 win against Amphitheater on the 29th. As for Canyon del Oro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-38 victory against Pueblo on the 30th.
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