If Deer Valley was riding high fresh off their 56-27 takedown of Mountain Ridge last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Deer Valley Skyhawks took a blow against the Estrella Foothills Wolves on Wednesday, falling 68-27. The Skyhawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-18.
Deer Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Samantha Romero, who posted six points and eight boards. Romero has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lilah Clark, who earned six points.
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Even though they lost, Deer Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Estrella Foothills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eva Amenhauser, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nemo Sidhu, who went 7 of 17 en route to 20 points.
Deer Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Estrella Foothills, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Deer Valley will head out on the road to face off against Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Valley is facing Cactus at the right time seeing as Cactus is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Estrella Foothills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Estrella Foothills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.6 points per game this season.
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