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| 01/31/24 - Away | 54-45 W |
| 01/16/24 - Home | 54-41 W |
| 02/09/23 - Away | 69-50 W |
| 01/27/23 - Home | 75-61 W |
| 01/28/22 - Home | 47-54 L |
| + 5 more games |
Holbrook has gone 8-2 against Payson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Holbrook Roadrunners will look to defend their home court against the Payson Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Holbrook's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Payson has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Wednesday, Holbrook beat Show Low 51-39. Given the Roadrunners' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Cougars are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Tapaha was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jaron Becenti was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 14 points.
Holbrook smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-46, which was the final score in Payson's tilt against Gilbert Christian on Tuesday.
Holbrook will have to keep a close watch on Omar Fierro-Nava and Bryson Waterman-Echols, a pair of players who had a big impact on Payson's prior game. Fierro-Nava posted 13 points and six boards, while Waterman-Echols scored ten points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Waterman-Echols a new career-high in field goal percentage (67%). Another player making a difference was Landon Hansen, who had six points.
Holbrook has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Payson, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Holbrook was able to grind out a solid win over Payson in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 54-45. Will Holbrook repeat their success, or does Payson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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