Tonopah Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 84-14 loss at the hands of the ALA - West Foothills Guardians. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Guardians are ranked 101st).
01/31/25 vs ALA - West Foothills | 7 |
01/11/25 vs Maryvale Prep | 6 |
01/10/25 vs Odyssey Institute | 6 |
01/27/25 vs River Valley | 5 |
01/25/25 @ Kingman | 4 |
Tonopah Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Talia Fox, who posted eight points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Fox a new career-high in boards. Raeanna Battle also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
It was another big night for Izabella Juarez, who dropped a triple-double on 34 points, 11 rebounds, and 19 steals for ALA - West Foothills. The contest was Juarez's 19th in a row with at least ten points. Sarah Roberts was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 steals.
Tonopah Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-17. As for ALA - West Foothills, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Tonopah Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 105-11 loss against Yuma Catholic on the 4th. ALA - West Foothills has also already played their next contest, an 81-31 win against Chino Valley on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps