The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Rio Rico Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Rio Rico: they just beat Pima at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pima 35-32. The 35-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Rio Rico had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Amphitheater 65-62. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hawks have posted against the Panthers since January 4, 2022.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Rio Rico, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-16.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy came up short against Rio Rico in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, falling 79-72. Can Pusch Ridge Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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