Maricopa hasn't had much luck against Coastal Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Maricopa Indians will challenge the Coastal Christian Conquerors at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Maricopa is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 7th on Monday. They were beaten by Valley Christian Academy 56-25. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Maricopa had strong showings from Michael Grysko, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Aidan Roa, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Coastal Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They were dealt a 71-37 defeat at the hands of San Luis Obispo. While losing is never fun, the Conquerors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1050th, while the Tigers are ranked 123rd).
Maricopa's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Coastal Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-12.
Maricopa was dealt a bruising 59-25 loss at the hands of Coastal Christian in their previous matchup on January 7th. Can Maricopa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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