The Apollo Hawks will challenge the Valley Vista Monsoon at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Apollo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 53-27 margin over Boulder Creek on Tuesday. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Vista came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Eagles 68-54. Given the Monsoon's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Eagles are ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Apollo, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Apollo was taken down by Valley Vista 63-12 when the teams last played back in January of 2015. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Apollo was down 46-6.
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