The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers entered their tilt with the Nogales Apaches with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Tucson High Magnet School walked away with a 51-44 win over Nogales on Monday. 51 seems to be a good number for Tucson High Magnet School as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Tucson High Magnet School found their leader in underclassman Destiney Brown, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Brown has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamila Vasavilbaso, who scored nine points along with nine rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Nogales lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mia Rodriguez. Despite the final result, she scored nine points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexa Navarro, who scored four points along with two steals.
Tucson High Magnet School's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Nogales, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Tucson High Magnet School won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Marana at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th. Hopefully Marana focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Wednesday. Nogales won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th. Buena is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
