The Mesquite Wildcats and the Deer Valley Skyhawks squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Mesquite Wildcats had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Skyhawks by a score of 51-48. Mesquite has struggled against Deer Valley recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Mesquite saw an underclassman step up: Desean Middlebrook scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Middlebrook has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Wollangk, who scored six points along with nine assists and five rebounds.
Mesquite's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8. As for Deer Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.
Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Deer Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-61 victory vs. Sahuaro on the 29th.
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