Amphitheater is 0-3 against Buena since January of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Amphitheater Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Buena Colts at 7:00 p.m.
Amphitheater is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Sabino and fell 81-44. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Sabercats are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Buena didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cholla on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 76-72 win.
Amphitheater better keep an eye on Jamin Booker. He was instrumental in Buena's win, going 12 of 16 on his way to 31 points and six rebounds. Booker is becoming a predictor of Buena's success: when he posts at least 30 points the team is 8-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Duran, who posted 15 points.
Buena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Amphitheater, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Amphitheater ended up a good deal behind Buena in their previous matchup back in November of 2017, losing 74-58. Can Amphitheater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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