The Desert Heights Prep Yote will venture away from home to challenge the Mayer Wildcats 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.
On Friday, Desert Heights Prep lost to North Phoenix Preparatory Academy at home by a 36-20 margin. The Yote have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mayer played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They 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).
Mayer has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Desert Heights Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Desert Heights Prep against Mayer when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-21 win. Will Desert Heights Prep repeat their success, or does Mayer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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