Basketball Game Preview: Desert Mountain Wolves vs. Mountain Pointe Pride

The Desert Mountain Wolves will challenge the Mountain Pointe Pride at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Desert Mountain turned things around against Centennial on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Coyotes 52-24. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Pointe). They took down Maricopa 57-41 on Wednesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Pride as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak.

Desert Mountain's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Mountain Pointe, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12.

Desert Mountain strolled past Mountain Pointe in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 by a score of 48-30. Will Desert Mountain repeat their success, or does Mountain Pointe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.