Skyline - Gila River has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tri-City Christian Academy Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Skyline - Gila River humbled Imagine Prep Coolidge with a 46-13 victory.
In what's become a running theme this season, Tri-City Christian Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They breezed by Berean Academy at home to the tune of 52-17. Winning may never get old, but Tri-City Christian Academy sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Tri-City Christian Academy found their leader in underclassman Peyton Jacobsen, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Jacobsen has scored at least a third of Tri-City Christian Academy's points. Lidia Perez-Cardenas was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Skyline - Gila River has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Tri-City Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Skyline - Gila River was taken down by Tri-City Christian Academy 48-21 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacobsen, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Now that Skyline - Gila River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
