On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils came up short against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes and fell 62-52. While losing is never fun, the Dust Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Coyotes are ranked 113th).
Santa Cruz Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ty Jarius Salazar, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 23 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Javar Williams, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Owen Beilke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Arizona Lutheran Academy, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Beilke has scored at least a third of Arizona Lutheran Academy's points. Jay Ohm was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Santa Cruz Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Santa Cruz Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-49 victory against Lincoln Prep on the 8th. As for Arizona Lutheran Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 52-47 defeat against North Valley Christian Academy on the 11th.
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