The Mayer Wildcats and the Desert Heights Prep Yote will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. 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.
Mayer is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Maryvale Prep on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mayer lost 35-10 to Maryvale Prep. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Matador are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Desert Heights Prep lost to North Phoenix Preparatory Academy at home by a 36-20 margin on Friday. The Yote have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Desert Heights Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mayer, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Mayer was taken down by Desert Heights Prep 60-21 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Can Mayer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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