
Crusaders
11/30/24 vs Chandler Prep | 47 |
01/31/25 vs Bourgade Catholic | 35 |
12/16/24 @ Odyssey Institute | 35 |
01/14/25 @ Bourgade Catholic | 34 |
02/04/25 @ Scottsdale Christian Academy | 30 |
Northwest Christian won the last time they faced San Tan Foothills and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the Northwest Christian Crusaders' way against the San Tan Foothills Sabercats as the Northwest Christian Crusaders made off with a 46-25 win. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Northwest Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Susi Riley led the charge by putting up six points and 15 steals. The dominant performance gave Riley a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelie Wingo, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Northwest Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, San Tan Foothills had strong showings from Ahmira Taylor, who went 5 for 11 en route to 10 points along with five boards and five steals, and Ashleigh Hanson, who posted eight points. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
Northwest Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.7 points. As for San Tan Foothills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
As of now, neither Northwest Christian nor San Tan Foothills have any future games scheduled.
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