After soaring to 74 points the game before, Desert Edge was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They were beaten by the Willow Canyon Wildcats 66-27. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Wildcats are ranked 27th).
Maurice Carter II was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 11 en route to 15 points and six assists for Willow Canyon. Another player making a difference was Jaydon Hayes, who posted ten points and three steals.
Desert Edge's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Willow Canyon, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Desert Edge will take on Youngker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Edge is facing Youngker at the right time seeing as Youngker is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Willow Canyon, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Willow Canyon Wildcats face off against the Kellis Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Willow Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.1 points per game this season.
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