Having just played yesterday, the Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Horizon Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Horizon will be up against a hot Notre Dame Prep squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Notre Dame Prep claimed a resounding 53-19 win over Mountain Pointe.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Horizon's strategy against Paradise Valley on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Horizon blew Paradise Valley out of the water with a 54-21 final score. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Trojans are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Horizon's win came from a few key players Notre Dame Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Avery Olson, who posted 12 points along with seven boards and four blocks. That's the most points she has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Paisy Perkins, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 rebounds.
Horizon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.
Notre Dame Prep pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Horizon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Notre Dame Prep strolled past Horizon in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 52-33. Will Notre Dame Prep repeat their success, or does Horizon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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