The Tolleson Wolverines will head out to face off against the Mesa Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tolleson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Tolleson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-37 to West Point. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Dragons are ranked 25th).
Rico Blassingame
| 02/12/25 @ West Point | 17 |
| 12/06/23 vs Westview | 16 |
| 02/07/25 vs Apollo | 13 |
| 12/02/24 vs Desert Edge | 12 |
| 01/02/25 vs Skyline | 11 |
Despite the loss, Tolleson got top-tier performance from Rico Blassingame, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Blassingame a new career-high in boards.
Mesa has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-64 heartbreaker at the hands of Mountain View. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (63), the Jackrabbits still had to take the loss.
Tolleson will need to focus on slowing down Jakyi Miles, one of several Mesa players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 21 points and five rebounds. Miles' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. Another player making a difference was Jarren Galarza, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 14 points and four steals.
Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Tolleson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Tolleson has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Mesa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Tolleson was taken down by Mesa 59-29 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Tolleson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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