After flying high against Tanque Verde last Wednesday, Phoenix Christian came back down to earth. The Phoenix Christian Cougars fell 45-35 to the Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs on Friday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2019.
Rancho Solano Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nenah Brown led the charge by dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in blocks (four). Alexandra Mushahwar was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Phoenix Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Rancho Solano Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Phoenix Christian and Rancho Solano Prep could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. Phoenix Christian (ranked 135th) will meet Fountain Hills (ranked 39th) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Rancho Solano Prep (ranked 136th) will meet Phoenix Country Day (ranked 19th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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