On Saturday, Tucson High Magnet School faced Valley Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers opened the new year with a less-than-successful 62-51 defeat to the Valley Christian Trojans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Badgers of the 71-51 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2017.
Tucson High Magnet School's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points. Adam Armadillo was another key player, putting up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Valley Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colby Jessup, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 17 points. Jessup has been hot, having posted 17 or more points the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Grier, who posted seven points along with 13 boards and seven assists.
Tucson High Magnet School has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season. As for Valley Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tucson High Magnet School will host Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Globe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Valley Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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