After flying high against Sunrise Mountain last Wednesday, Green Valley came back down to earth. The Green Valley Gators took a 60-46 bruising from the Palo Verde Panthers on Friday. The Gators were not able to make up for their loss to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
Green Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Deymien Tunis and Da?Quan Brown. Tunis posted 17 points, while Brown scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Lamarcus Carter, who earned six points.
Green Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Palo Verde, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Green Valley will venture away from home to challenge American Heritage Academy at 3:30 a.m. on Friday. As for Palo Verde, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cimarron-Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Cimarron-Memorial has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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