The Miami Vandals will venture away from home to challenge the Chandler Prep Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miami has 12 straight victories, Chandler Prep has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Miami is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Gilbert Classical Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Miami blew Gilbert Classical Academy out of the water with an 80-18 final score. The Vandals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/10/25 vs Gilbert Classical Academy | 7 |
| 01/08/25 vs Arizona Lutheran Academy | 2 |
| 01/06/25 @ Fountain Hills | 6 |
| 01/04/25 vs Casteel | 2 |
| 01/03/25 @ Williams Field | 3 |
Miami got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Savannah Pietila out in front who went 9 of 11 en route to 26 points along with seven steals and five assists. Pietila has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamia Pietila, who posted 15 points in addition to 13 assists and 13 boards.
Miami smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 46-16, which was the final score in Chandler Prep's tilt against Pima on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Roughriders are ranked 47th).
Miami's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.2 points per game. As for Chandler Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything came up roses for Miami against Chandler Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the squad secured an 89-29 win. Will Miami repeat their success, or does Chandler Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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