The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers will face off against the Tolleson Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Tucson High Magnet School's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Friday, Tucson High Magnet School didn't have too much trouble with Catalina Foothills as they won 65-49. The 65-point effort marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Patrick Flores was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tolleson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 67-43 to Cesar Chavez. The Wolverines have struggled against the Champions recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Tolleson might have lost, but man, Rico Blassingame was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Blassingame's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Jenkins, who earned ten points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Tolleson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Tucson High Magnet School's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Tolleson, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Tucson High Magnet School has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Tolleson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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