The Horizon Honors Eagles and the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
Arizona Lutheran Academy is facing Horizon Honors at the wrong time: Horizon Honors suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 48-29 bruising from the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Horizon Honors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Phoenix Country Day is ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Arizona Lutheran Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Coyotes have posted since December 14, 2024.
Arizona Lutheran Academy pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Horizon Honors, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11.
Things could have been worse for Horizon Honors, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-36 loss to Arizona Lutheran Academy in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Will Horizon Honors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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