ALA - Queen Creek proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 41) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Paradise Honors Panthers 61-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Patriots have posted since November 25, 2024.

Layfe Clarkson
02/12/25 @ Paradise Honors | 73% |
01/09/25 vs ALA - Gilbert North | 71% |
11/24/23 vs Page | 71% |
01/24/25 vs Crismon | 62% |
12/21/23 @ Cholla | 60% |
Layfe Clarkson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8-for-11 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (73%). Another player making a difference was Jacob Ouimet, who posted 11 points.
Despite the loss, Paradise Honors still got an impressive performance from David Leszczynski, who scored 19 points and three steals. Leszczynski is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Christian Dubrey was another key player, putting up 14 points.
ALA - Queen Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. As for Paradise Honors, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
As of now, neither ALA - Queen Creek nor Paradise Honors have any future games scheduled.
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