After both having extra time off, the Campo Verde Coyotes and the Rancho Rams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Campo Verde is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since January 9th two weeks ago. They fell just short of Mountain Pointe by a score of 56-54.
Meanwhile, Rancho can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game last Saturday. They snuck past American Fork with a 70-64 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 18th in Nevada, while the Cavemen are ranked 69th in Utah), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Campo Verde better keep an eye on Jakoi Lide. He was instrumental in Rancho's win, going 13 of 24 en route to 36 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Lide has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Willacey, who posted 11 points.
Rancho was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Campo Verde has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Rancho, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
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