The River Valley Dust Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. River Valley will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-8, which was the final score in River Valley's tilt against Kingman on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Dust Devils' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute had to suffer through a 47-10 loss at the hands of Fountain Hills. While losing is never fun, the Minotaur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Falcons are ranked 30th).
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Odyssey Institute, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
River Valley was taken down by Odyssey Institute 56-19 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can River Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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