Tuba City hasn't had much luck against Monument Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tuba City Warriors will take on the Monument Valley Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Tuba City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
Tuba City took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 84-52 victory over Ganado. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-22.
| Mikhail Lee | 13 |
| Mikhail Lee | 4 |
Tuba City found their leader in sophomore Mikhail Lee, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lee has scored all season. Preston Hoskie was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley ended up a good deal behind Holbrook on Saturday and lost 54-39. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Roadrunners are ranked 120th).
Tuba City pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Monument Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Tuba City skirted past Monument Valley 48-46 in their previous meeting on January 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuba City since the squad 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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