The Ajo Red Raiders will face off against the Academy with Community Partners Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Ajo was beaten by Ville de Marie Academy 60-26. The matchup marked the Red Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Academy with Community Partners has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-55 heartbreaker at the hands of Tri-City Christian Academy. The Lions were down 56-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Academy with Community Partners' loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Ajo, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Ajo was taken down by Academy with Community Partners 78-38 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Academy with Community Partners' Demise Kimble, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 17 boards. Now that Ajo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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