The Campo Verde Coyotes will take on the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Campo Verde came up short against Mountain Pointe and fell 76-63. The Coyotes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Higley came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 74-64 win over the Jaguars. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Jaguars are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Higley has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Campo Verde, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
Campo Verde came up short against Higley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 67-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Higley's Noah Gloor, who went 8 for 13 en route to 25 points and three steals. Now that Campo Verde knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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