The Horizon Honors Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Scottsdale Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Horizon Honors focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
While Eagles fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Camp Verde 51-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since November 17, 2023.
Horizon Honors' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leo DeGeest, who went 7 for 11 en route to 14 points plus two steals. Sean Segal was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale Christian Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Sabercats by a score of 60-51. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Horizon Honors came up short against Scottsdale Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, falling 52-40. Can Horizon Honors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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