The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils and the Cicero Prep Academy Centurions will face off at 7:00 p.m. on December 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Santa Cruz Valley humbled BASIS Phoenix with a 59-13 victory. That 59-13 margin sets a new team best for Santa Cruz Valley this season.
Santa Cruz Valley relied on the efforts of Ezekiel Perez, who scored 13 points along with nine steals and six rebounds, and Nathan Harris, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 21 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Harris scored 15 or more points. Estevan Guillen-Xavier was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Cicero Prep Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Dishchii'bikoh, posting a 73-45 victory at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cicero Prep Academy.
Santa Cruz Valley's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Cicero Prep Academy, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-6.
Santa Cruz Valley opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-49 loss to Cicero Prep Academy. Will Santa Cruz Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
