The Gila Ridge Hawks pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of La Joya Community by a score of 61-58.
Makuach Makuei continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for La Joya Community, scoring 26 points along with seven rebounds. Those 26 points set a new season-high mark for him. Joseph Rukundo was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Gila Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for La Joya Community, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-11.
Gila Ridge is on the road again on Friday and play against Desert Sunrise at 11:30 a.m. on January 5th. As for La Joya Community, they will be playing at home against Lake Havasu at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Havasu is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
