Cactus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Deer Valley Skyhawks 71-7. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 131st).
Lilah Clark was a one-woman wrecking crew for Deer Valley as she went 8 for 17 en route to 18 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Those 18 points gave Clark a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Romero, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Cactus' loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Deer Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Cactus has already played their next game, a 48-35 defeat against Westview on the 23rd. As for Deer Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 52-27 loss against Peoria on the 23rd.
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