Palo Verde and Green Valley are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Palo Verde Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Green Valley Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palo Verde is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Southeast Career Tech 84-44 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won three contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Green Valley posted their biggest win since January 23rd on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Sunrise Mountain 69-35. With the Gators ahead 39-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Green Valley's win came from a few key players Palo Verde will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Da?Quan Brown, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Magnus Siegel, who earned 12 points.
Green Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Palo Verde, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Palo Verde against Green Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 77-48 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Green Valley's Brock Barney, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Palo Verde to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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