The Paradise Honors Panthers and the Thunderbird Titans will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Paradise Honors made easy work of Moon Valley and carried off a 68-48 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Rockets are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thunderbird, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They escaped with a win on Thursday against Goldwater by the margin of a single free throw, 40-39.
Paradise Honors has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Thunderbird, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Paradise Honors was able to grind out a solid victory over Thunderbird in their previous meeting on January 15th, winning 58-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paradise Honors since the team 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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