Duncan was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight  defeat. They came up short against  the Valley Pirates, falling  59-35. The Wildkats were down  51-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 12/13/24 @ Valley | 10 | 
| 12/13/24 @ Morenci | 14 | 
| 12/10/24 @ Fort Thomas | 10 | 
| 01/27/24 vs Superior | 16 | 
| 01/24/24 vs San Manuel | 16 | 
 Duncan lost  despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being   Isaiah Sumner, who  posted eight points and ten  rebounds. Sumner has been hot, having  posted ten or more  rebounds the last five times he's  played. Another player making a difference was  Jared Kempton, who  had seven points and 12  rebounds.
Duncan's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Valley, their victory  ended  a  five-game drought at home  dating back to last season and  bumped them up to 3-4.
 Duncan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  match,  a  41-33  win against San Simon on the 17th. As for Valley, they also  wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next  contest,  a  70-60  defeat against Camp Verde on the 14th.
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