It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Arizona College Prep Knights can now relate to. Their tough 71-50 loss to the Badgers on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. The game was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but Arizona College Prep couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the defeat, Arizona College Prep saw an underclassman step up: Zach Cutler made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 19 points and 0 assists. Another player making a difference was Fauster Johnson, who scored 15 points.
Prescott's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Uriah Tenette, who scored 26 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Tenette is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 21 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Gaul, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Arizona College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Prescott, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Arizona College Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Prescott, they will head out on the road to face off against Deer Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prescott is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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