The matchup between Blue Ridge and Alchesay on Friday hardly resembled the 31-20 effort from their previous meeting. The Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets came up short against the Alchesay Falcons, falling 69-45. The Yellow Jackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-10.
Alchesay was led to victory by Max Antonio and Micah Yazzie. Antonio dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Yazzie went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds. That's the most rebounds Yazzie has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Dosela, who posted nine points and three steals.
Blue Ridge's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Alchesay, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blue Ridge will face off against Holbrook at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Alchesay, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Payson at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Alchesay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
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