Arizona Lutheran Academy and the Eagles are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the Phoenix Country Day Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arizona Lutheran Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,444 points over their last 19 contests.
Arizona Lutheran Academy stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They breezed by Trivium Prep at home to the tune of 91-22. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Arizona Lutheran Academy had established a 58 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arizona Lutheran Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Owen Beilke, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Beilke has scored all season. Luis Guerrero was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven assists and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Country Day strolled past the Heat with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 69-51. Given Phoenix Country Day's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Heat are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arizona Lutheran Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Phoenix Country Day, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Arizona Lutheran Academy strolled past the Eagles when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 75-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arizona Lutheran Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
