The Skyline Coyotes are taking a road trip to square off against the Casteel Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Skyline was beaten by Red Mountain 53-14. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Casteel lost to Perry on the road by a 70-55 margin on Tuesday.
Casteel has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Skyline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
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