DeSoto has gone 8-1 against Deer Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The DeSoto Thunderbirds will square off against the Deer Creek Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DeSoto has ten straight victories, Deer Creek has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If DeSoto beats Deer Creek with 65 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. DeSoto claimed a resounding 65-31 win over Tunica Academy. The Thunderbirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matches by 21 points or more this season.
| 02/01/25 vs Tunica Academy | 34 |
| 01/30/25 vs West Memphis Christian | 21 |
| 01/27/25 vs Marshall Academy | 18 |
DeSoto's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emmy Barnes, who went 12 of 22 on her way to 34 points and four steals. The game was Barnes' third in a row with at least ten points. Carsyn Gore was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 assists.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-10, which was the final score in Deer Creek's tilt against Briarfield Academy back in December of 2024.
DeSoto is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Deer Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for DeSoto against Deer Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 53-12 win. Will DeSoto repeat their success, or does Deer Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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