Basketball Game Preview: Green Valley Gators vs. Western Warriors

The Green Valley Gators and the Western Warriors will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Green Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Western will come in with six straight wins.

Green Valley came up short against Sierra Vista on Thursday, falling 56-33.

Meanwhile, Western didn't have too much trouble with Rancho on Thursday as they won 52-38. The Warriors pushed the score to 42-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.

Western's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Green Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.

Green Valley took a serious blow against Western in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 60-31. Can Green Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.