Basketball Game Preview: Campo Verde Coyotes vs. Arizona College Prep Knights

The Campo Verde Coyotes will square off against the Arizona College Prep Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Campo Verde is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 63-42 to Millennium, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Tigers are ranked first).

Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Arizona College Prep had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victor by a 38-18 margin over Desert Mountain on Thursday.

Campo Verde's defeat dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Arizona College Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.

Campo Verde came up short against Arizona College Prep in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 46-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arizona College Prep's Jaylee Aulds, who went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and seven boards. Now that Campo Verde knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.