The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 47-36 win over Nogales. This was payback for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, who suffered a 51-44 loss the last time these two teams met.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sedona Dietrich out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Dietrich has scored at least 25% of Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's points. Noelle Sunukjian was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Nogales, they have fallen quite a ways from their 19-9 record last season and are now at 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy will challenge Valley Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Nogales, they will head out on the road to face off against Marana at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
