The Mountainside Wolves will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Phoenix Christian Cougars at 5:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mountainside has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Phoenix Christian will arrive with 11 straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Mountainside ended up a good deal behind Northland Prep Academy and lost 47-31. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mountainside in their matchups with Northland Prep Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, even though Fountain Hills scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, Phoenix Christian still came out on top. Phoenix Christian took their match against Fountain Hills 65-56. 65 seems to be a good number for Phoenix Christian as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Mountainside's loss was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-7. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.5 points per game. As for Phoenix Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Mountainside was taken down by Phoenix Christian 79-34 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Mountainside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
