After flying high against the San Miguel Vipers last Thursday, the Tanque Verde Hawks came back down to earth. Tanque Verde took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Safford. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Tanque Verde's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Eli Clausen, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Rich Knott who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Clausen hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games.
Tanque Verde's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Safford, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Tanque Verde will head out on the road to square off against Catalina at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Catalina is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak. As for Safford, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Pima at 7:00 p.m. Pima is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
