The Moon Valley Rockets will venture away from home to square off against the Paradise Honors Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Moon Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Thunderbird 58-56.
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors beat Shadow Mountain 52-44 on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Matadors are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paradise Honors is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points per game. As for Moon Valley, their record is now 3-16.
Moon Valley might still be hurting after the 61-36 loss they got from Paradise Honors in their previous matchup on January 9th. Can Moon Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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