The Desert Edge Scorpions will square off against the Verrado Vipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Desert Edge put up the most points they have all season on Tuesday. They strolled past North Canyon with points to spare, taking the game 90-72. The victory was familiar territory for the Scorpions, who have now won three matchups in a row.
CJ Johnson
| 12/09/25 @ North Canyon | 31 |
| 12/04/25 vs Tolleson | 19 |
| 12/03/25 @ Fairfax | 23 |
Desert Edge relied on the efforts of CJ Johnson, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double with 31 points and 12 boards, and Nicholas Appenzeller, who shot 67% from the field en route to 28 points and eight rebounds. The game was Johnson's third in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Ramirez, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Verrado suffered their closest defeat since January 3rd on Thursday. They fell just short of Centennial by a score of 64-62. The Vipers have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Desert Edge's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Verrado, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Desert Edge took a serious blow against Verrado when the teams last played back in January, falling 81-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Vipers' Brayden Barrett, who shot 61% from the field to rack up 34 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Now that the Scorpions know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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