Amphitheater and Rio Rico are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Amphitheater Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Rio Rico Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
Last Wednesday, Amphitheater came up short against Sahuarita and fell 77-68.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 61 points the game before, Rio Rico was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Cholla and fell 77-29. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Chargers are ranked 58th).
Rio Rico's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Amphitheater, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Amphitheater strolled past Rio Rico in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 70-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Amphitheater since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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