The Desert Edge Scorpions will head out on the road to take on the North Canyon Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 104-39, which was the final score in Desert Edge's tilt against Canyon View on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Jaguars are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Canyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 73-60 victory over Buckeye on Tuesday.
North Canyon is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Desert Edge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Desert Edge couldn't quite finish off North Canyon in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 68-65. Can Desert Edge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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