Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Chaparral Firebirds
Notre Dame Prep and Chaparral are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Notre Dame Prep Saints will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Chaparral Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Notre Dame Prep is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Arizona (they are ranked 19th, while Chaparral is ranked 172nd).
After a string of 11 wins, Notre Dame Prep's good fortune finally ran out last Tuesday. They fell just short of Sunnyslope by a score of 68-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Ava Pautz and Teagan McIlroy. McIlroy had a great game and scored 20 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. Meanwhile, Pautz was balling out in the loss, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Paradise Valley typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Chaparral proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans and snuck past 54-52.
Notre Dame Prep's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-4. As for Chaparral, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-17.
Everything came up roses for Notre Dame Prep against Chaparral when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 65-37 win. Does Notre Dame Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaparral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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