Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is still undefeated this season after their game against Window Rock on Saturday, but Window Rock came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Window Rock Fighting Scouts 38-35. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Fighting Scouts are ranked 51st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Nicole NJoroge, who went 9 for 17 en route to 23 points plus eight steals. With that strong performance, NJoroge is now averaging an impressive 2.6 steals per game. Noelle Sunukjian was another key player, earning four points in addition to two blocks.
Window Rock lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kourtney Bitselley, who earned eight points plus 12 rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Bitselley a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Alaina Begaye, who earned eight points plus two steals.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Window Rock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy has already played their next match, a 48-25 win against West Point on the 30th. As for Window Rock, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-35 victory against Skyline on the 30th.
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