On Monday, O'Connor faced Desert Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The O'Connor Eagles secured a 53-47 W over the Desert Vista Thunder. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 74-48 win the Thunder walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Savannah Helms
| 02/10/25 vs Desert Vista | 2 |
| 02/07/25 vs Pinnacle | 4 |
| 02/04/25 @ Boulder Creek | 8 |
| 01/31/25 vs Mountain Ridge | 6 |
| 01/30/25 @ Hamilton | 4 |
| + 3 more games |
O'Connor was led to victory by Audrey Bhesania and Savannah Helms. Bhesania almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds, while Helms went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points and eight boards. Helms is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Risi Lancaster was another key player, putting up three points and six rebounds.
O'Connor was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Vista only racked up five assists.
Desert Vista lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Zaire 'Cherri' Hatter, who posted 18 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Trinity Jones, who went 7 for 11 to rack up 18 points.
O'Connor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Desert Vista, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
Coming up, O'Connor will take on Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. O'Connor is facing Mountain Ridge at the right time seeing as Mountain Ridge is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Desert Vista, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 81-10 victory against Corona del Sol on the 11th.
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