The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos and the Thunderbird Titans will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. La Joya Community has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
La Joya Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Maryvale Prep, posting a 90-46 victory. While the Fighting Lobos didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
| 12/23/24 vs Maryvale Prep | 26 |
| 12/13/24 vs Gila Ridge | 22 |
| 12/12/24 @ Paradise Valley | 22 |
| 12/10/24 vs Marcos de Niza | 17 |
| 12/05/24 @ Crismon | 13 |
Isaiah Carter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.7 points per game. Josiah Hale was another key player, putting up ten points and six steals.
La Joya Community smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Cortez. 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 201st, while the Colts are ranked 75th).
La Joya Community's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Thunderbird, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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