Basketball Game Preview: Hopi Bruins vs. Ganado Hornets

Hopi is 0-10 against Ganado since January of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Hopi Bruins will challenge the Ganado Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Hopi easily dispatched Greyhills Academy on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Hopi fell just short of Many Farms by a score of 39-37 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Ganado unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Chinle 55-51. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Wildcats are ranked third).

Hopi's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Ganado, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.

Hopi came up short against Ganado when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 65-52. Can Hopi avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.