After flying high against Scottsdale Preparatory Academy on Thursday, Scottsdale Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles lost 62-40 to the Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs on Friday. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 69-52 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Scottsdale Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jackson Harrison, who posted 20 points. That was a full 50% of Scottsdale Christian Academy's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Elias Taylor also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Rancho Solano Prep had a senior duo take command as Matthew Quinlan had 25 points and seven rebounds and Ethan Stokes dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Another player making a difference was Jayden Johnson, who put up nine points and five rebounds.
Scottsdale Christian Academy's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 14-8. As for Rancho Solano Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Scottsdale Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-46 victory against Camp Verde on the 28th. As for Rancho Solano Prep, they will challenge Arizona Lutheran Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Arizona Lutheran Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
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