The Mountain View Mountain Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Maricopa Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mountain View is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Catalina Foothills just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They were outmatched by the Falcons and fell 67-32. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Falcons are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maricopa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 45-13 win over Vista Grande. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rams as it spelled an end to their 11-game losing streak.
Mountain View's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-14. As for Maricopa, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-15.
Mountain View won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2017, slipping by Maricopa 50-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad 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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