Central Arizona 79, at Eastern Arizona 59

THATCHER, Ariz. (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of recent form and preseason projections, the Central Arizona Vaqueros delivered a dominant wire-to-wire victory over the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters, 79-59, in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. The outcome defied both the teams’ season trajectories and the statistical models, which heavily favored the home team. Eastern Arizona entered the contest with a 16-9 record and had handily defeated Central Arizona twice earlier this season by margins of 23 and 23 points. The Vaqueros, meanwhile, arrived mired in a three-game losing streak and sat at 7-16. From the opening… Read more...