O'Connor is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pinnacle is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The O'Connor Eagles will host the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. O'Connor knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Pinnacle likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, O'Connor took their game with ease, bagging a 63-28 victory over Boulder Creek. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Jaguars are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
02/04/25 @ Boulder Creek | 8 |
01/31/25 vs Mountain Ridge | 6 |
11/26/24 vs Maryvale | 6 |
01/30/25 @ Hamilton | 4 |
12/13/24 vs Cesar Chavez | 3 |
Savannah Helms had a dynamite game for O'Connor, going 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and eight steals. The dominant performance gave Helms a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Audrey Bhesania, who went 7 for 10 en route to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle humbled Boulder Creek with a 66-34 victory. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 26 points or more this season.
O'Connor has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Pinnacle, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
O'Connor didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pinnacle in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 61-57 victory. Will O'Connor repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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