Two dominant centers in Mykael Nunez and Ruben White are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Canyon del Oro Dorados will square off against the Maricopa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Canyon del Oro and four for Maricopa.
On Friday, Canyon del Oro was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-54 to Vista Grande.
| 01/17/25 vs Vista Grande | 24 |
| 11/20/24 vs Cholla | 22 |
| 01/13/25 vs Ironwood Ridge | 21 |
| 11/29/24 vs Agua Fria | 16 |
| 11/30/24 vs Rincon/University | 16 |
Despite the loss, Canyon del Oro got top-tier performance from Henry Matus, who went 9 of 14 en route to 24 points. Those 24 points gave Matus a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nunez, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Maricopa lost to Catalina Foothills at home by a 68-54 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Falcons are ranked 49th).
Canyon del Oro's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Maricopa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
