Juarez hasn't had much luck against Phoenix Military recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Juarez Eagles will be playing at home against the Phoenix Military Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Thursday, Juarez had to suffer through a 81-30 loss at the hands of Little Village. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Phoenix are ranked 249th).
Meanwhile, Phoenix Military waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand Legal Prep a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Firebirds have won by exactly two points.
This is the second loss in a row for Juarez and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for Phoenix Military, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Juarez took their win against Phoenix Military in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 73-52. Will Juarez repeat their success, or does Phoenix Military have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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