If Maryvale Prep was riding high fresh off their 38-18 takedown of Antelope last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Maryvale Prep Matador fell 30-18 to the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Matador came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 267th).
Bourgade Catholic found their leader in sophomore Nizhoni Rainbolt, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Rainbolt a new career-high in steals (eight). Kyra Williams was another key player, putting up five points and five boards.
Matador
| 02/01/25 @ Bourgade Catholic | 18-30 |
| 01/30/25 vs Antelope | 38-18 |
| 01/21/25 vs Bagdad | 41-17 |
| 01/17/25 vs North Phoenix Preparatory Academy | 29-20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Anthem Prep | 26-22 |
The loss snapped Maryvale Prep's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 14-2 record. As for Bourgade Catholic, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16.
Maryvale Prep will challenge Desert Heights Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bourgade Catholic has already played their next contest (against ALA - Ironwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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