Having just played yesterday, the Tolleson Wolverines will jump right back in to play the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Tolleson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
Tolleson saw some tournament action on Thursday. They walked away with a 58-46 win over Skyline. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Coyotes are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rico Blassingame continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Dauphin, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Tolleson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Yuma Catholic in a 54-36 victory over Northwest Christian two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Shamrocks.
Tolleson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Yuma Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Tolleson and Yuma Catholic were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, but Tolleson came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Thankfully for Tolleson, Daniel Callendar (who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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