The Amphitheater Panthers will challenge the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Amphitheater didn't have quite enough to beat Douglas and fell 61-58.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-65 heartbreaker at the hands of Rincon/University. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (64), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
Amphitheater has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points over those games. As for Sunnyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18.
Amphitheater came up short against Sunnyside in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 52-47. Can Amphitheater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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