The Amphitheater Panthers suffered their biggest defeat since December 4, 2023 on Tuesday. They were beaten by Walden Grove 87-50. Amphitheater was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Walden Grove apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Despite the loss, Amphitheater still got an impressive performance from Moses Messan, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. Eli Travis was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Walden Grove was led to victory by MarQuez Tyree and Ashton Romney. Tyree scored 19 points, while Romney scored 21 points. Romney has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Imileo Martinez, who scored 11 points.
Amphitheater's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Walden Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Amphitheater will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Walden Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Sahuarita at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sahuarita is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home.
