Basketball Game Preview: Estrella Foothills Wolves vs. Peoria Panthers

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	43-30 W
01/29/24 - Home	78-27 W
01/18/24 - Away	64-33 W
01/30/23 - Away	42-55 L
01/19/23 - Home	45-43 W
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Estrella Foothills has gone 6-1 against Peoria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Estrella Foothills Wolves will challenge the Peoria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Estrella Foothills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cactus, posting a 102-11 victory. The win was nothing new for the Wolves as they're now sitting on five straight.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Peoria on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Westview out of the water with a 75-23 final score. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.

Peoria's win came from a few key players Estrella Foothills will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Harmony Re, who went 8 of 13 on her way to 18 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cieraka Lynch, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards.

Estrella Foothills' win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.4 points per game. As for Peoria, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-4.

Estrella Foothills beat Peoria 43-30 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Estrella Foothills since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.