The Pima Roughriders will square off against the Thatcher Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pima is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Arete Prep, posting a 71-40 victory. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the CHARGERS are ranked 211th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Thatcher took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 73-30 win over Catalina. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Thatcher and bumps their season record up to 11-7. As for Pima, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Pima lost to Thatcher on the road by a decisive 64-47 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Pima avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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