Santa Rita and Tombstone are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Santa Rita Eagles will head out to face off against the Tombstone Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Rita has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Tombstone will come in with four straight wins.
Santa Rita is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Desert Christian on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Rita was dealt a 71-43 defeat at the hands of Desert Christian. While losing is never fun, Santa Rita can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Desert Christian is ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Tombstone sidestepped Patagonia for a 51-49 victory.
Tombstone's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-14. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Santa Rita, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything went Santa Rita's way against Tombstone in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Santa Rita made off with a 58-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Rita since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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