Two dominant guards in Tyson Dobbins and Ben Head are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Desert Christian Eagles take on the The Gregory School Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday... Desert Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
Desert Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Santa Rita 71-43. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-13.
Desert Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dobbins led the charge by going 7 for 11 en route to 20 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Another player making a difference was Matthew Jaegers, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Desert Christian 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 boards in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, The Gregory School was able to grind out a solid win over Safford on Friday, taking the game 64-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
The Gregory School's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Desert Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Desert Christian suffered a grim 65-45 defeat to The Gregory School when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Desert Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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