On Friday, Tolleson suffered a tough 45-20 loss at the hands of Payson. Tolleson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
It was another big night for Lizzy White, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds for Payson. White is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Grace Deschaaf, who scored six points along with ten rebounds.
Tolleson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Payson, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Tolleson will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Shadow Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on January 11, 2024. Payson and Tempe will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Tempe will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Payson is ranked 63rd).
