The Desert Vista Thunder and the Brophy College Prep Broncos squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Desert Vista Thunder had to settle for second. They fell 83-70 to the Broncos. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (68), Desert Vista still had to take the loss.
Desert Vista's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lorenzo (LJ) Diamond, who scored 18 points. Nicholas Velez was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven assists and three steals.
Desert Vista's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Brophy College Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Desert Vista will be playing in front of their home fans against Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Desert Vista has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,351 points over their last 20 games. As for Brophy College Prep, they will head out on the road to challenge Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perry is coming into the contest with ten straight wins at home, so Brophy College Prep will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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