Basketball Recap: Desert Ridge Drops Season-High Score on Skyline

Jaguars

Team Score

12/18/24 vs Skyline	72
12/03/24 @ Marana	68
11/25/24 vs Campo Verde	68
12/13/24 vs Corona del Sol	65
11/29/24 vs Skyline	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Desert Ridge). They blew past the Skyline Coyotes 72-51 on Wednesday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Coyotes are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Desert Ridge now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Skyline, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9.

Desert Ridge will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Campo Verde at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Skyline will also get a bit of a break before their next matchup: they'll face off against Kofa at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Skyline is facing Kofa at the right time seeing as Kofa is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.