Marana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Sunnyside Blue Devils and fell 77-17. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 14th).
Marana got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Adrian Griffin and Brooklyn Griffin, who each put up six points. Adrian also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Sunnyside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Esabella Barajas led the charge by putting up 14 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Barajas a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Dora Medina, who posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Marana's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Sunnyside, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season.
Coming up, Marana will venture away from home to challenge Tucson High Magnet School at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th. As for Sunnyside, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 56-45 victory against Rincon/University on the 7th.
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