The Empire Ravens will head out to challenge the Safford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Empire has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Empire came up short against Sabino and fell 84-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (69), the Ravens still had to take the loss.
| 01/17/25 @ Sabino | 31 |
| 01/14/25 vs Tanque Verde | 19 |
| 01/10/25 vs Desert Christian | 26 |
| 01/07/25 @ Cholla | 18 |
| 01/04/25 vs Show Low | 23 |
| 01/04/25 vs Dishchii'bikoh | 20 |
Empire might have lost, but man, Donovan Davidson was a machine: he posted 31 points and three steals. Davidson's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khari Gurley, who put up ten points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Safford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Round Valley by a score of 56-46 on Friday.
Empire's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Safford, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
Everything went Empire's way against Safford when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Empire made off with a 71-45 win. Will Empire repeat their success, or does Safford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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