The Premier Titan will challenge the Southwest Leadership Academy Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Premier is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Premier is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Adobe Mountain on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Premier had to suffer through a 67-35 loss at the hands of Adobe Mountain. While losing is never fun, the Titan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while Adobe Mountain are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Southwest Leadership Academy against Tri City Prep on Friday as the team secured a 67-23 win. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Premier better focus on containing Ayden Gonzales and Alijah Murphy as the pair were huge in Southwest Leadership Academy's win. Gonzales posted 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Murphy went 6 for 15 en route to 16 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Edgar Avila, who had nine points and four steals.
Southwest Leadership Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points per game. As for Premier, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Premier took a serious blow against Southwest Leadership Academy when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 65-17. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Premier was down 49-4.
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