Marana lost against Sunnyside back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Marana Tigers had to suffer through a 68-23 loss at the hands of the Sunnyside Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 11th).
Marana used a three-pronged attack on offense: Jayda Dixon-Jordan, Malaysia Roebuck, and Adrian Griffin posted five points each. Dixon-Jordan also led the team in rebounds with five.
It was another big night for Janae Pritchett, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten steals for Sunnyside. The dominant performance gave Pritchett a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Dora Medina, who went 5 of 7 en route to 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Marana dropped their record down to 7-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sunnyside, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-1.
Marana didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-33 loss against Rincon/University on the 24th. Sunnyside has also already played their next game, a 63-27 win against Dobson on the 24th.
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