Vikings
| 02/20/25 vs Hamilton | 61 |
| 02/18/25 vs Paradise Honors | 64 |
| 02/12/25 vs Desert Vista | 33 |
| 02/07/25 vs Xavier College Prep | 59 |
| 02/05/25 @ Millennium | 57 |
| + 23 more games |
The Sunnyslope Vikings will take on the Desert Vista Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunnyslope is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
Sunnyslope is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 61-50 victory over Hamilton. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
It was another big night for Teagan McIlroy, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and five boards. She has been hot recently, having also posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Amelia Mickelson, who had eight points along with seven rebounds and five blocks.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista faced Gilbert in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Desert Vista skirted past Gilbert 42-40. The Thunder haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Sunnyslope better focus on containing Zaire 'Cherri' Hatter and Trinity Jones as the pair were huge in Desert Vista's win. Hatter went 9-for-13 to rack up 18 points and five boards, while Jones went 7-for-11 on her way to 17 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hatter a new career-high in field goal percentage (69%).
Sunnyslope's record now sits at 19-9. As for Desert Vista, their record is now 15-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sunnyslope has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Desert Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Sunnyslope came up short against Desert Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 45-33. Can Sunnyslope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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