Desert Sunrise was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Walden Grove Red Wolves, falling 70-50. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Red Wolves are ranked 120th).
Walden Grove was led to victory by Mitchel Collins and Israel Herrera Jr.. Collins posted 14 points, while Herrera Jr. scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Rupp, who put up ten points.
Desert Sunrise's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Walden Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Desert Sunrise will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Yuma at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Yuma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season. As for Walden Grove, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 88-49 win against NFL Yet Academy on the 28th.
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