ALA - Anthem South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the Apache Junction Prospectors, falling 58-38. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Titans of the 36-23 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
ALA - Anthem South lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jace Marsh, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 57.9% of ALA - Anthem South's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Medrano, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Roy Nelson was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine steals for Apache Junction. The dominant performance also gave Nelson a new career-high in threes (three). Another player making a difference was Tucker Barks, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
ALA - Anthem South's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Apache Junction, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Globe the next time they take the court. Apache Junction will host Globe at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while ALA - Anthem South will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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