The Westview Knights will square off against the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westview will be strutting in after a win while Deer Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Westview took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They secured a 58-53 W over Eastmark.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley entered their game against Paradise Honors on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Deer Valley was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to Paradise Honors. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Skyhawks came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th).
Westview's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Deer Valley, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-4.
Westview suffered a grim 65-43 defeat to Deer Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2016. Can Westview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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