Marana unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell to the Desert Ridge Jaguars 68-64. The Tigers just can't catch a break and have now endured nine losses in a row dating back to last season.
Marana lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Onyx Griffin, who went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Tanner Hibbs, who went 5 for 12 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds.
Desert Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marana will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Desert Ridge, they will challenge Camelback at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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