The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions lost against the Nogales Apaches back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy fell to Nogales 51-46.
Despite the loss, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Mason Hoke, who scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds. The matchup was Hoke's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Lambe, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Nogales' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rafael Vasavilbaso, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 10 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Diego Ortega, who scored 13 points along with 5 assists.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Nogales, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Nogales, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Marana at 7:00 p.m. Marana will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 217th, while Nogales is ranked 93rd).
