Basketball Recap: Phoenix's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Phoenix came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the New Buffalo Bison by a score of 61-53.

Despite the loss, New Buffalo still got an impressive performance from Lucas Forker, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. The game was Forker's eighth in a row with at least ten points. M'Nason Smothers was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.

Phoenix pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for New Buffalo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.

Phoenix has already played their next contest (against Bellevue), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. New Buffalo will square off against Eau Claire at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Buffalo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.6 points per game this season.