The South Mountain Jaguars will square off against the Cesar Chavez Champions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Mountain is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Mountain challenged Maryvale on Tuesday. South Mountain lost 52-26 to Maryvale. The matchup marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cesar Chavez, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Camelback by a score of 69-57 on Tuesday. Given the Champions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Spartans are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cesar Chavez's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for South Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
South Mountain came up short against Cesar Chavez in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 54-45. Can South Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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