Empire won the last time they faced Catalina, and Khari Gurley did his part to make sure it happened again. The Empire Ravens took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 54-21 win over the Catalina Trojans thanks in part to Gurley, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played.
| 01/22/25 vs Catalina | 6 |
| 01/07/25 @ Cholla | 5 |
| 01/10/25 vs Desert Christian | 4 |
| 11/22/24 @ Baboquivari | 4 |
| 01/17/25 @ Sabino | 2 |
Wensome Nikiema was another key player, putting up six points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Empire's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-13. As for Catalina, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Empire will challenge Palo Verde at 7:00 p.m. on January 29th. Catalina has already played their next game (against St. Augustine Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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