Basketball Game Preview: Cicero Prep Academy Centurions vs. Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils

By Team Reports Dec 19, 2023, 3:39am

Preview: Cicero Prep Academy Centurions vs. Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils

Cicero Prep Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. The Cicero Prep Academy Centurions and the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will face off at 5:30 p.m. on December 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-8, which was the final score in Cicero Prep Academy's tilt against Dishchii'bikoh on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Santa Cruz Valley's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 75-9 loss at the hands of BASIS Phoenix. Santa Cruz Valley has not had much luck with BASIS Phoenix recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Jianna Lopez was Santa Cruz Valley's leading scorer, having posted four points. Lopez also led the team in assists with an. She held things down on the boards with three rebounds.

Cicero Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Santa Cruz Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Cicero Prep Academy was dealt a bruising 57-24 defeat at the hands of Santa Cruz Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Cicero Prep Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.