Basketball Game Preview: Millennium Tigers vs. Desert Vista Thunder

The Millennium Tigers will square off against the Desert Vista Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Millennium is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.

Millennium is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Xavier College Prep by a score of 53-45.

Meanwhile, Desert Vista faced Sunnyslope in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Desert Vista snuck past Sunnyslope with a 52-46 win. Winning may never get old, but the Thunder sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Millennium better focus on containing Zaire 'Cherri' Hatter and Trinity Jones as the pair were huge in Desert Vista's win. Hatter shot 55% from the field en route to 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jones posted 15 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Jones' big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Saniya Jones, who put up seven points and six boards.

Millennium's victory bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Desert Vista, their win bumped their record up to 16-12.

Millennium didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Desert Vista in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 62-57 victory. Does Millennium have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.