The Granite Hills Cougars will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Hills is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-22, which was the final score in Granite Hills' tilt against Serrano on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley came up short against Victor Valley on Tuesday and fell 78-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (61), the Sun Devils still had to take the loss.
Granite Hills will have to keep a close watch on Trey Germany and Jeremiah Wilkerson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Apple Valley's prior game. Germany almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, while Wilkerson almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Germany a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Rae, who posted six points.
Apple Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Granite Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Granite Hills ended up a good deal behind Apple Valley in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, losing 72-56. Will Granite Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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