The Thunderbird Titans and the Paradise Honors Panthers will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Thunderbird took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 40-39 win over Goldwater.
Meanwhile, everything went Paradise Honors' way against Moon Valley on Thursday as Paradise Honors made off with a 68-48 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Rockets are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paradise Honors has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Thunderbird, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Thunderbird came up short against Paradise Honors in their previous meeting on January 15th, falling 58-48. Will Thunderbird have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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