Navajo Pine is 0-10 against Rehoboth Christian since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Navajo Pine Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Rehoboth Christian Lynx at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Navajo Pine focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Friday.
Navajo Pine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were outmatched by Laguna Acoma on the road and fell 74-23. Navajo Pine was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-15.
Despite the loss, Navajo Pine saw an underclassman step up: Shada Mann scored four points along with three steals. It was the first time this season that Mann grabbed two or more steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Dawes, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Rehoboth Christian had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They escaped with a win on Saturday against To'hajiilee by the margin of a single free throw, 40-39.
Navajo Pine's defeat dropped their record down to 2-24. As for Rehoboth Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
Navajo Pine might still be hurting after the 60-36 loss they got from Rehoboth Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rehoboth Christian's CJ Mariano, who scored 23 points. Now that Navajo Pine knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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