Santa Rita and Desert Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Santa Rita Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Desert Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Rita is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Santa Rita ended up a good deal behind Bisbee and lost 53-37.
| 01/20/25 vs Bisbee | 16 |
| 01/16/25 vs Benson | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Baboquivari | 18 |
| 01/09/25 @ San Miguel | 22 |
Santa Rita might have lost, but man, David Gonzales was a machine: he went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points along with five assists and five boards. The game was Gonzales' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Michael Ross was another key player, putting up six points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Desert Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 58-44 to Morenci. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Santa Rita's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Desert Christian, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 20-3.
Santa Rita might still be hurting after the 71-45 defeat they got from Desert Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Thankfully for Santa Rita, Rielly Joyal (who shot 4-for-4 from deep and dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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