The Verrado Vipers will challenge the Paradise Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Verrado is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Canyon View just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 60-51 to the Jaguars. While losing is never fun, the Vipers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Jaguars are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Paradise Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Desert Edge on Tuesday and fell 61-59.
Verrado's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Paradise Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Everything went Verrado's way against Paradise Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Verrado made off with a 77-56 win. Will Verrado repeat their success, or does Paradise Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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