Wildcats
| 01/30/25 vs Tombstone | 72-50 |
| 01/28/25 @ Benson | 59-47 |
| 01/23/25 @ Willcox | 61-42 |
| 01/21/25 vs Desert Christian | 58-44 |
| 01/18/25 vs St. Johns | 57-45 |
| + 4 more games |
Morenci waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Tombstone Yellow Jackets 72-50. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morenci to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abraham Cortez, who posted 19 points. Those 19 points gave Cortez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aymen Abdulqader, who had 17 points.
Morenci pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Tombstone, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-17.
Morenci didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-47 victory against Santa Rita on the 3rd. As for Tombstone, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-39 win against Valley Union on the 3rd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
