The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks will venture away from home to square off against the Rancho Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Desert Oasis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 73-27 win over Southeast Career Tech. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-15.
Meanwhile, Rancho faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Rancho blew past Palo Verde, posting an 88-54 victory. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
Rancho's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.7 points per game. As for Desert Oasis, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-7.
Desert Oasis came up short against Rancho in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 64-52. Can Desert Oasis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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