Empire is 0-5 against Safford since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Empire Ravens will look to defend their home court against the Safford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Empire comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last seven games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
Empire suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Monday. They were beaten by Tombstone 62-6. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Empire has scored all season.
TALISSA DURAN was Empire's leading scorer, having posted three points.
ELLA KARHOFF held things down on the boards with six rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with an assist.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Safford, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-40 loss to Pima on Monday. Safford has not had much luck with Pima recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Safford, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Empire took a serious blow against Safford in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 55-11. Will Empire have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
