The home team had won the previous three meetings between Desert Edge and Estrella Foothills, and Estrella Foothills kept the tradition alive. The Scorpions were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 77-76 to the Wolves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (69), the Scorpions still had to take the loss.
Desert Edge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jude Ramirez, who went 7-for-8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and five rebounds. Mehki Storkel was another key player, shooting 75% from the field to rack up 18 points and five boards.
Ryan Hitchcock was a one-man wrecking crew For Estrella Foothills. as he went 7-for-16 on his way to 30 points and six rebounds. Those 30 points gave Hitchcock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Chojnowski, who shot 57% from the field en route to 20 points and five boards.
Desert Edge's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Estrella Foothills, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Desert Edge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 66-34 victory against Vista Grande on the 28th. As for Estrella Foothills, they have also already played their next game, a 75-55 win against Marcos de Niza on the 2nd.
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