Basketball Game Preview: Chino Valley Cougars vs. Odyssey Institute Minotaur

The Chino Valley Cougars and the Odyssey Institute Minotaur will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Chino Valley and 25 for Odyssey Institute dating back to last season.

On Friday, Chino Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 59-55 to Kingman.

Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute was beaten by Parker 92-41 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Minotaur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Broncs are ranked 107th).

Odyssey Institute's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Chino Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Chino Valley took a serious blow against Odyssey Institute in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 60-30. Can Chino Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.