The Deer Valley Wolverines will take on the Freedom Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Deer Valley and three for Freedom.
On Tuesday, Deer Valley took a blow against Pittsburg, falling 108-49. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 872nd, while the Pirates are ranked 217th).
Meanwhile, Freedom suffered their biggest loss since January 11th on Saturday. They lost 64-44 to Saint Mary's. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-17.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Deer Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Deer Valley took a serious blow against Freedom when the teams last played back in January, falling 98-48. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Deer Valley was down 49-15.
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