The Horizon Huskies and the Desert Mountain Wolves will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Horizon is headed into Thursday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They received a blow on Monday as they fell 40-26 to Arizona College Prep. The matchup marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Desert Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 76-34 loss at the hands of Campo Verde. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Coyotes are ranked 26th).
Desert Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Horizon, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Horizon came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert Mountain in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 49-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Horizon since the team 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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