Basketball Recap: Maryvale's Run of Five Straight Wins Now Over

Maryvale easily dispatched Browne last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Maryvale Panthers fell just short of the Cesar Chavez Champions by a score of 57-55 on Tuesday. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, Maryvale still got an impressive performance from Adrian Stubbs, who went 15 of 31 en route to 36 points along with seven boards and five assists. Stubbs has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 16 times he's played. Devin Murphy was another key player, putting up six points and 13 rebounds.

Even though they lost, Maryvale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cesar Chavez to victory, but perhaps none more so than Drayce Crenshaw, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Crenshaw a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Briones, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals.

Maryvale's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Cesar Chavez, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-10.

Maryvale will venture away from home to take on Tolleson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maryvale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.7 points per game this season. As for Cesar Chavez, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Browne at 7:00 p.m. Cesar Chavez knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Browne likes a good challenge.