The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-32 win over Chino Valley. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bourgade Catholic also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Juliet Botiller was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Bourgade Catholic's points. Nizhoni Rainbolt was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Bourgade Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Chino Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Bourgade Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Page at 1:30 p.m. on January 6th. Page presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Bourgade Catholic in Arizona (Page is ranked 30th, while Bourgade Catholic is ranked 182nd). As for Chino Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Wickenburg at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wickenburg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
