The East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the West Phoenix Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Valley Athletes for Christ has five straight wins, West Phoenix has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
East Valley Athletes for Christ is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mission Heights Prep 82-30 on Friday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/17/25 @ Mission Heights Prep | 4 |
| 12/09/24 vs Heritage Academy | 3 |
| 12/16/24 vs Heritage Academy Gateway | 3 |
| 12/20/24 vs Mission Heights Prep | 3 |
| 03/21/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 3 |
Anthony Sorensen was nothing short of spectacular: he went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those four steals gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Sorensen, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points.
East Valley Athletes for Christ smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Phoenix didn't have quite enough to beat Pan-American on Thursday and fell 61-59.
East Valley Athletes for Christ will have to contain Isaiah Brown as he made an impact in West Phoenix's last game. He posted 37 points. That was a full 62.7% of West Phoenix's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kealin Covington, who earned 13 points.
East Valley Athletes for Christ is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.3 points. As for West Phoenix, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything came up roses for East Valley Athletes for Christ against West Phoenix when the teams last played back in February of 2018, as the squad secured a 71-39 victory. Will East Valley Athletes for Christ repeat their success, or does West Phoenix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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