If Empire was riding high fresh off their 65-31 takedown of Santa Rita on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ravens fell 69-58 to the Thatcher Eagles on Thursday. 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 219th, while the Eagles are ranked 45th).
Isaac Palmer was his usual excellent self, going 9-for-14 on his way to 21 points and five boards for Thatcher. Palmer's afternoon made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Wade Hull was another key player, shooting 50% from the field en route to 14 points.
Empire dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Thatcher, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Empire wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-50 loss against Sahuarita on the 19th. Thatcher has also already played their next game (against St. Johns), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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