If Grand Canyon was feeling good fresh off their 58-16 takedown of Rough Rock on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grand Canyon Phantoms were dealt a 57-21 loss at the hands of the Ash Fork Spartans on Friday. The Phantoms were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
| 01/31/25 vs Ash Fork | 19 |
| 01/30/25 vs Rough Rock | 19 |
| 01/24/25 vs Joseph City | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs Red Rock | 20 |
| 01/21/25 @ Mayer | 28 |
When it comes to explaining why Grand Canyon lost, don't look at Jaemie Jensen. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards. Jensen's afternoon made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Isabella Acosta continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ash Fork, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Acosta has scored at least a third of Ash Fork's points. Andrea Vazquez was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Grand Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Ash Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Grand Canyon will host Seligman at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Canyon is facing Seligman at the right time seeing as Seligman is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Ash Fork, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 48-42 victory against Red Mesa on the 1st.
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