The Benton HomeSchool Bucks will take on the East Valley Athletes for Christ Eagles in a tournament on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Benton HomeSchool proved they can win big back in February (they won by 20) and back in February they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool, sneaking past 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bucks have posted since February 8th.
Meanwhile, East Valley Athletes for Christ didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against San Marcos HomeSchool on Monday, but they still walked away with a 61-57 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in Arizona, while the Panthers are ranked 1067th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Valley Athletes for Christ has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. Benton HomeSchool's win bumped their record up to 28-11.
Benton HomeSchool suffered a grim 64-43 defeat to East Valley Athletes for Christ in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Benton HomeSchool was down 42-20.
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