The Shadow Mountain Matadors will square off against the Greenway Demons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Mountain's offense hasn't had much luck over their past nine matchups, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Shadow Mountain was beaten by Paradise Honors 58-9. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Panthers are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greenway, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Goldwater 58-21. The Demons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 30 points or more this season.
Greenway has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points per game. As for Shadow Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Shadow Mountain was taken down by Greenway 56-17 when the teams last played on January 9th. Will Shadow Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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