The Verde Valley Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the Tri City Prep Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Verde Valley earned a 48-40 victory over Our Lady of the Sun Academy.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Verde Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Angelo Ayuel, who scored 16 points. The matchup was Ayuel's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zee Dickey, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Tri City Prep humbled BASIS - Prescott with a 50-14 victory. The win was just what Tri City Prep needed coming off of a 53-23 defeat in their prior matchup.
Verde Valley's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Tri City Prep, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Verde Valley was dealt a bruising 58-20 defeat at the hands of Tri City Prep when the teams last played back in February. Can Verde Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
