Peoria and Deer Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Peoria Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Peoria beat Agua Fria 68-64. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Deer Valley over Cactus in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Deer Valley blew Cactus out of the water with an 87-34 final score. The Skyhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Deer Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Peoria, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
Peoria suffered a grim 61-36 defeat to Deer Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Peoria was down 40-19.
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