Empire was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 84-71 to the Sabino Sabercats. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Sabercats are ranked 72nd).
Donovan Davidson
| 01/17/25 @ Sabino | 31 |
| 01/14/25 vs Tanque Verde | 19 |
| 01/10/25 vs Desert Christian | 26 |
| 01/07/25 @ Cholla | 18 |
| 01/04/25 vs Show Low | 23 |
| 01/04/25 vs Dishchii'bikoh | 20 |
When it comes to explaining why Empire lost, don't look at Donovan Davidson. Despite the final result, he posted 31 points and three steals. Davidson's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khari Gurley, who put up ten points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Caden Watkins was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards for Sabino. Watkins is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Roman Duarte also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Empire's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Sabino, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Empire didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-67 win against Safford on the 20th. As for Sabino, they have also already played their next match, a 66-62 victory against Palo Verde on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
