Santa Rita is 1-7 against Palo Verde since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Rita Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Palo Verde Titans at 7:00 p.m.
Santa Rita can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 81-49 loss at the hands of Madison Highland Prep.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was David Gonzales, who went 7 for 15 en route to 19 points plus four steals and two blocks. Vernon Johnson JR was another key player, going 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde humbled Catalina with an 80-28 victory.
Santa Rita was dealt a bruising 66-22 defeat at the hands of Palo Verde when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palo Verde's Adrian Powers, who went 8 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and four blocks. Now that Santa Rita knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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