Basketball Game Preview: Ajo Red Raiders vs. Ville de Marie Academy

The Ajo Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against Ville de Marie Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, Ajo earned a 52-43 victory over Estrella. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Raiders.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ville de Marie Academy). They blew past New Way Learning Academy 60-34 on Friday. Ville de Marie Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.

Ville de Marie Academy's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.4 points. As for Ajo, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.