The Deer Valley Wolverines will face off against the Concord Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deer Valley is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-27, which was the final score in Deer Valley's tilt against Liberty on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Deer Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 959th, while Liberty is ranked 243rd).
Concord suffered their biggest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Wednesday. Their rough 58-38 defeat to Ygnacio Valley might stick with them for a while. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Concord has suffered against Ygnacio Valley since February 13, 2020.
Deer Valley bumped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Concord, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Deer Valley against Concord in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 as the team secured a 56-27 win. With Deer Valley ahead 33-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
