The Rio Rico Hawks will head out to face off against the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Rico is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Rio Rico was beaten by Buena 100-38. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Colts are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Tucson High Magnet School by a score of 75-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Thunderbolts still had to take the loss.
Mica Mountain has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Rio Rico, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Rio Rico took a serious blow against Mica Mountain in their previous matchup back in February, falling 73-46. Thankfully for Rio Rico, Isaiah Berg (who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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