It was a Battle of the Birds when Mohave faced off against Flagstaff on Tuesday. The Mohave Thunderbirds took a 43-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flagstaff Eagles. The Thunderbirds haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mohave lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kingzten Bristol, who posted 21 points. That was a full 55.3% of Mohave's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devon Cook, who earned 12 points.
Flagstaff can attribute much of their success to Chase Carlson, who went 5 of 8 en route to 10 points. Harrison Fritsch was another key player, putting up seven points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Mohave's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Flagstaff, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Mohave didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-40 defeat against Coconino on the 30th. As for Flagstaff, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 58-51 victory against Mingus on the 30th.
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