Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria). They breezed by the Cactus Cobras to the tune of 71-9 on Wednesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Peoria to victory, but perhaps none more so than Harmony Re, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Re a new career-high in points. De'Miyah Petty was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 14 steals.
Peoria was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Panthers
01/15/25 @ Cactus | 71-9 |
01/10/25 @ Coconino | 50-31 |
01/07/25 vs Poston Butte | 68-45 |
01/04/25 vs Agua Fria | 42-27 |
01/02/25 vs Gilbert Classical Academy | 51-21 |
+ 2 more games |
The win (which was Peoria's seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.6 points per game. As for Cactus, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Peoria has already played their next game, a 43-30 loss against Estrella Foothills on the 17th. As for Cactus, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-7 defeat against Deer Valley on the 21st.
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