Basketball Game Preview: Cibola Raiders vs. Mountain View Toros

Cibola hasn't had much luck against Mountain View recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Cibola Raiders will welcome the Mountain View Toros at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Thursday, Cibola was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Mesa. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 22nd).

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Mountain View's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Red Mountain. The game marked the Toros' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Cibola's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Mountain View, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-9.

Cibola came up short against Mountain View when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 62-54. Can Cibola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.