The Pima Roughriders and the Safford Bulldogs will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pima has three straight wins, Safford has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Monday, Pima took their game with ease, bagging a 46-18 victory over Blue Ridge. Fans of the Roughriders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
| 12/09/24 vs Blue Ridge | 9 |
| 12/07/24 @ Round Valley | 2 |
| 12/03/24 @ Benson | 5 |
| 02/17/24 vs St. Johns | 4 |
| 02/16/24 vs BASIS Phoenix | 8 |
Sadie Richardson went supernova for Pima, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine steals. Richardson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played. Adysen Hoopes was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-42, which was the final score in Safford's tilt against Fort Thomas on Thursday.
Pima pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.6 points. As for Safford, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Pima strolled past Safford in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 54-40. Will Pima repeat their success, or does Safford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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