Valley Union and Patagonia are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Valley Union Blue Devils just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Patagonia Lobos at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Valley Union took a blow against St. David, falling 56-25. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Tigers are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Patagonia came up short against North Phoenix Preparatory Academy on Tuesday and fell 31-24. While the Lobos didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Gladiators 10-6 in the first quarter.
Valley Union's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Patagonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.
Everything came up roses for Valley Union against Patagonia in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 48-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Union since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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