The Horizon Huskies will challenge the Paradise Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Paradise Valley likes a good challenge.
Horizon is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Red Mountain just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 61-58. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Paradise Valley came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 61-52 victory over the Cougars.
Paradise Valley's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Horizon, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Everything came up roses for Horizon against Paradise Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, as the squad secured an 82-36 victory. In that game, Horizon amassed a halftime lead of 50-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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