Having just played yesterday, the Florence Gophers will head out on the road to face off against the Apache Junction Prospectors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Florence has 16 straight wins, Apache Junction has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, it was close, but Florence sidestepped Show Low for an 83-81 victory. Given the Gophers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Cougars are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Apache Junction came up short against Coolidge on Tuesday and fell 47-40.
Florence pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Apache Junction, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Florence was taken down by Apache Junction 70-34 in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. Thankfully for Florence, Jose Robledo (who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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