Empire is on a five-game streak of home losses, Catalina a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Empire Ravens will welcome the Catalina Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Empire has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Empire turned things around against Safford on Monday. They walked away with a 77-67 win over the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-20, which was the final score in Catalina's tilt against Tanque Verde on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Hawks are ranked 125th).
Empire's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-13. As for Catalina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything came up roses for Empire against Catalina in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 93-45 win. Does Empire have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catalina turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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