The East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 60-54 victory over BASIS - Scottsdale. This was payback for East Valley Athletes for Christ, who suffered a 57-46 defeat the last time these two teams met.
BASIS - Scottsdale's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nithish Prakash, who scored 18 points. Rishi Dubba was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
East Valley Athletes for Christ's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for BASIS - Scottsdale, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
East Valley Athletes for Christ will head out on the road to face off against Heritage Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Heritage Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 225th, while East Valley Athletes for Christ is ranked 68th). As for BASIS - Scottsdale, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Premier Prep- PHHoenix at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
