On Tuesday, the Mesquite Wildcats faced the American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mesquite fell to American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North 65-59. Mesquite's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Mesquite lost, one person who can't be blamed is Christian Garven. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Garven has scored all season. Desean Middlebrook was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Stetson Rowley led the charge by scoring 14 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cezer Sotomayor, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Mesquite's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6. As for American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now. American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North also has no future games currently scheduled.
