The Mountain Pointe Pride will venture away from home to square off against the Verrado Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Mountain Pointe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
On Tuesday, Mountain Pointe strolled past Desert Mountain with points to spare, taking the game 59-45. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Wolves are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Verrado over North Canyon in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Verrado blew North Canyon out of the water with an 80-43 final score. The Vipers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Mountain Pointe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points over those games. As for Verrado, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
Mountain Pointe skirted past Verrado 72-70 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Does Mountain Pointe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Verrado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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