Western SciTech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a blow against the Southwest Leadership Academy Rams, falling 58-24. While losing is never fun, the Aztec Warrior can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Rams are ranked 102nd).
Ayden Gonzales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southwest Leadership Academy, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine steals. That's the most steals Gonzales has posted since back in December of 2023. Alijah Murphy was another key player, going 8 of 14 on his way to 17 points and four steals.
Western SciTech's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Southwest Leadership Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Western SciTech will square off against Maricopa Institute of Technology at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western SciTech is facing Maricopa Institute of Technology at the right time seeing as Maricopa Institute of Technology is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Southwest Leadership Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-23 win against Tri City Prep on the 17th.
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