The Youngker Roughriders will venture away from home to face off against the Desert Edge Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Edge took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Youngker, who comes in off a win.
Youngker took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by North Canyon to the tune of 65-32. The Roughriders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Ashlee Gonzalez
| 02/07/25 vs North Canyon | 27 |
| 02/04/25 @ Buckeye | 6 |
| 01/29/25 vs Canyon View | 7 |
| 01/27/25 @ Verrado | 26 |
| 01/23/25 vs Fairfax | 6 |
| + 10 more games |
Ashlee Gonzalez and D'Mya Edmon were among the main playmakers for Youngker as the former posted 27 points and the latter earned 17 points. That's the most points Gonzalez has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Caliyah Howard, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge took a blow against Buckeye on Friday, falling 55-22. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Hawks are ranked 90th).
Desert Edge's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Youngker, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Everything came up roses for Youngker against Desert Edge in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 63-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Youngker since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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