The Campo Verde Coyotes will head out to face off against the Sunnyslope Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Campo Verde is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since December 11, 2023 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Chaparral out 60-57.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope entered their tilt with Desert Vista on Wednesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 70-36 victory over the Thunder. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Thunder are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunnyslope's win came from a few key players Campo Verde will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Darius Wabbington, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. Rider Portela was another key player, going 5-for-11 to rack up 15 points and eight boards.
Sunnyslope pushed their record up to 17-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Campo Verde, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
Campo Verde might still be hurting after the 64-43 defeat they got from Sunnyslope in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Campo Verde, Jai Anthoni Bearden (who went 7-for-13 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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