Cactus lost against Paradise Valley last Saturday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cactus Cobras fell to the Paradise Valley Trojans 54-48. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Trojans are ranked 88th).
Despite the loss, Cactus still got an impressive performance from Xavier Ledet, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points. Aden Thiesse was another key player, putting up five points and five rebounds.
Cactus dropped their record down to 3-11 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Paradise Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Cactus will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Agua Fria at 7:00 p.m. As for Paradise Valley, they will head out to square off against Kellis at 7:00 p.m. on January 15th.
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