The Deer Valley Skyhawks will venture away from home to take on the Westview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Deer Valley came up into this matchup off a tough 25-point defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Agua Fria by a score of 40-38 on Tuesday. The Skyhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Westview played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 73-23 loss at the hands of Peoria. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Panthers are ranked 85th).
Westview's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Deer Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything came up roses for Deer Valley against Westview in their previous matchup on January 9th, as the team secured a 59-11 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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