Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Amphitheater Panthers proved on Thursday. They walked away with a 51-40 victory over Sahuarita. That's another feather in the cap for Amphitheater, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Amphitheater's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Moses Messan led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dashawn McCraney, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Sahuarita's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Durazo, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Alejandro Vega, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Amphitheater has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Sahuarita, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
Amphitheater will head out on the road to face off against Walden Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Walden Grove's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matchups. As for Sahuarita, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Rio Rico at 7:00 p.m. Rio Rico is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
