Basketball Game Preview: South Mountain Jaguars vs. Camelback Spartans

The South Mountain Jaguars will face off against the Camelback Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Camelback took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Mountain, who comes in off a win.

South Mountain took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kofa as South Mountain made off with a 64-43 win. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Camelback was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 38-25 to Browne.

South Mountain will have to contain Deja Francisco as she made an impact in Camelback's last game. She dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. That was a full 56% of Camelback's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Even though they lost, Camelback smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.

South Mountain's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.7 points per game. As for Camelback, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.

Everything came up roses for South Mountain against Camelback in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 54-9 win. In that match, South Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 28-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.