The Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes will face off against the Miami Vandals at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Arizona Lutheran Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Arizona Lutheran Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Miami: they just beat Pima at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Arizona Lutheran Academy snuck past Pima with a 60-55 win on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Coyotes have won by exactly five points.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Miami had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Redskins by a score of 64-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vandals.
Miami found their leader in sophomore Tamia Pietila, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine steals. Pietila is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Demetria Dosela, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Miami's victory bumped their record up to 29-2. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.
Arizona Lutheran Academy was dealt a bruising 72-24 loss at the hands of Miami in their previous meeting back in January. Can Arizona Lutheran Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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