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| 02/23/24 - Neutral | 30-56 L |
| 12/29/23 - Neutral | 58-56 W |
| 02/19/21 - Home | 72-26 W |
| 02/02/21 - Away | 85-10 W |
| 11/28/17 - Away | 63-16 W |
| + 2 more games |
Pima has gone 6-1 against Miami recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pima Roughriders will face off against the Miami Vandals at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pima will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Gilbert Classical Academy on Tuesday. Pima simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Gilbert Classical Academy 61-13.
Meanwhile, Miami entered their tilt with Leading Edge Academy - GEC on Tuesday with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They blew past the Spartans, posting a 78-36 win. Given the Vandals' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Spartans are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miami's win came from a few key players Pima will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tamia Pietila, who went 12 for 26 en route to 27 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Her evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aeriana Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards.
Miami smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Pima's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.7 points per game. As for Miami, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
Pima suffered a grim 56-30 defeat to Miami when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Pima avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
