Basketball Recap: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Beats Seton Catholic for Their Ninth Straight Victory

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Previous Games

12/10/24 @ Seton Catholic	51-29
12/06/24 @ Gilbert Christian	38-33
12/04/24 vs Amphitheater	42-33
11/30/24 vs West Point	48-25
11/30/24 vs Window Rock	38-35
+ 4 more games

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy had won eight straight games and Noelle Sunukjian did her part to make it nine on Tuesday. The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions put the hurt on the Seton Catholic Sentinels with a sharp 51-29 win thanks in part to Sunukjian, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game.

Another player making a difference was Nicole NJoroge, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 17 points. She has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.

Despite the loss, Seton Catholic still got an impressive performance from Carmella Gallardo, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 14 points and four steals. That was a full 48.3% of Seton Catholic's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Mia Dipuccio was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.9 points per game. As for Seton Catholic, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Rincon/University at 9:00 a.m. on December 27th. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's defense has only allowed 27.7 points per game this season, so Rincon/University's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Seton Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 57-27 loss against Chinle on the 12th.