The Kofa Kings will challenge the Maryvale Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kofa is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Kofa is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Browne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kofa lost 69-49 to Browne. The Kings were down 52-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Kofa's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mark Mercado, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 20 points, and Luis Negrete, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Ybarra, who put up five points.
Meanwhile, Maryvale was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 67-62 to Cesar Chavez. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maryvale now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Kofa, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
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