The Empire Ravens will take on the Desert View Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Empire and 16 for Desert View.
Empire is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cienega on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Empire was beaten by Cienega 49-15. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Bobcats are ranked 133rd).
Haley Dorris was Empire's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Nia Ball held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Desert View took a blow against Buena on Monday, falling 62-30.
Desert View's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Empire, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Empire came up short against Desert View in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 36-30. Can Empire avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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