Sunnyside lost against Tucson High Magnet School back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sunnyside Blue Devils lost to the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at home by a 64-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Badgers are ranked 40th).
Sunnyside's loss came despite strong showings from Carlos Noriega and Manuel Moreno. Noriega went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds, while Moreno went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points and five assists. Noriega is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
It was another big night for Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi, who went 10 of 12 en route to 21 points and seven boards for Tucson High Magnet School. That's the most points Cunningham-Hiadzi has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavion Okougbo, who posted ten points.
Sunnyside has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Tucson High Magnet School, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
Sunnyside has already played their next game, a 76-64 loss against Marana on the 4th. As for Tucson High Magnet School, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-58 victory against Rincon/University on the 4th.
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