The Apache Junction Prospectors will head out on the road to square off against the Florence Gophers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Apache Junction nor Florence posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Apache Junction is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Coolidge and fell 67-10. While losing is never fun, the Prospectors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Bears are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-25, which was the final score in Florence's tilt against Seton Catholic on Tuesday.
Florence's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Apache Junction, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Apache Junction was dealt a bruising 62-26 defeat at the hands of Florence in their previous meeting on January 10th. Can Apache Junction avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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