After flying high against Show Low last Saturday, Empire came back down to earth. The Empire Ravens lost to the Cholla Chargers on the road by a 66-48 margin on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Ravens in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now lost nine in a row.
| 01/07/25 @ Cholla | 18 |
| 01/04/25 vs Show Low | 23 |
| 01/04/25 vs Dishchii'bikoh | 20 |
Khari Gurley and Donovan Davidson certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Gurley almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds, while Davidson posted 18 points. The game was Davidson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Buchanan, who had five points.
Cholla's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Michael Payne, who put up 13 points along with seven boards and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Payne a new career-high in blocks (four). Cyree Jenkins was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points.
Empire now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Cholla, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Empire Ravens take on the Desert Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season. As for Cholla, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 76-72 loss against Buena on the 8th.
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