The Verrado Vipers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Desert Edge Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Verrado knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Desert Edge likes a good challenge.
If Verrado beats Desert Edge with 91 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Verrado took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 91-52 victory over Youngker. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Roughriders are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge came up short against North Canyon on Thursday and fell 59-47. While the Scorpions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rattlers 13-6 in the first quarter.
Verrado is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points per game. As for Desert Edge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-14.
Everything went Verrado's way against Desert Edge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Verrado made off with a 65-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verrado since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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