The Kofa Kings will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Youngker Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kofa scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 69-50 win over Glendale. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kofa.
Elijah Braveheart was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jayven Wynn, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Youngker earned a 60-53 win over Glendale on Tuesday.
Kofa's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-9. As for Youngker, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Kofa came up short against Youngker in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 54-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Youngker's Xavier Hargrove, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that Kofa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.