There's no place like home for the Thatcher Eagles, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They took down Alchesay 71-57 on Monday. Given Thatcher's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Alchesay is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Carter was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from long range and dropping a double-double on 36 points and ten steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Wyatt Nicholas was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Defeat or not, Alchesay got some senior leadership from Chauncey Newhall and Brent Aday. Newhall scored 18 points along with two steals, while Aday. scored 22 points. Aday is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last seven games he's played.
Alchesay struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Thatcher racked up 17 assists.
Thatcher pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Alchesay, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-20.
Thatcher will be playing in front of their home fans against Coolidge at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Coolidge's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups. As for Alchesay, they will head out on the road to square off against Monument Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Alchesay focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Monday.
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