Having just played yesterday, the Pima Roughriders will head out on the road to face off against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pima's defense has only allowed 27.3 points per game this season, so Arizona Lutheran Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pima's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Miami offense got past them. Pima took a hard 61-43 fall against Miami on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Vandals are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Arizona Lutheran Academy came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 58-42 victory over the Falcons.
Arizona Lutheran Academy's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.6 points per game. As for Pima, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-5.
Pima strolled past Arizona Lutheran Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 48-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pima since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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