The Skyline Coyotes lost against the Mesa Jackrabbits last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Skyline had to suffer through a rough 69-32 loss at the hands of Mesa. Skyline has struggled against Mesa recently, as their contest on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Skyline still got an impressive performance from Joseph Fulkerson, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals. Fulkerson hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games.
Leading Mesa to victory were Daniel Arnett and Conway Cummard. Arnett scored 13 points along with two steals, while Cummard scored 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Griffin Yamamoto, who scored five points along with three steals.
Skyline has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for Mesa, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-5.
Skyline will look to defend their home court on Monday against Apache Junction at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Skyline focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Friday. As for Mesa, they will be playing at home against Desert Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Desert Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 24 matchups -- so hopefully Mesa likes a good challenge.
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