Two dominant guards in Ky'Jaun Mccutcheon and Nassir Cobbs are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks will head out to square off against the Tempe Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Desert Sunrise and six for Tempe.
Desert Sunrise lost 67-41 to Cortez on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Colts are ranked 90th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mccutcheon, who posted 14 points. That was a full 34.1% of Desert Sunrise's points, marking the 17th time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Savieon Terry was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Tempe played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 70-39 loss at the hands of Yuma. The Buffaloes were down 64-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Desert Sunrise's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Tempe, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Desert Sunrise skirted past Tempe 67-65 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Sunrise since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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