Sanford-Fritch was the 80-50 winner over Memphis when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Sanford-Fritch Eagles took a 73-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Memphis Cyclones on Saturday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Memphis' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Martin, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in field goal percentage (69%). Armando Saenz was another key player, going 8 for 16 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Sanford-Fritch's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Memphis, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Sanford-Fritch will venture away from home to face off against Springlake-Earth at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Memphis, they will challenge Amarillo Collegiate Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Memphis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Amarillo Collegiate Academy likes a good challenge.
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