Even though the Camelback Spartans scored an imposing 63 points on Thursday, the Carl Hayden Community Falcons still came out on top. Carl Hayden Community pulled ahead with a 64-63 photo finish over Camelback. The win made it back-to-back wins for Carl Hayden Community.
Leading Carl Hayden Community to victory were Prince Cash and Tion Wright. Cash almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, while Wright scored 18 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Wright hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. Dru Carter was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Camelback's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kofi Idris, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 18 rebounds. Idris is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aken Logan, who scored 21 points.
Camelback struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Carl Hayden Community racked up 15 assists.
Carl Hayden Community is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Camelback, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carl Hayden Community will take on Browne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Carl Hayden Community focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday. As for Camelback, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Alhambra at 7:00 p.m. Alhambra is coming into the match with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Camelback will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
