East Valley is on a 13-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Deer Park a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The East Valley Knights will host the Deer Park Stags at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Valley is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Clarkston on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Valley lost 78-53 to Clarkston. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-24.
Meanwhile, Deer Park had to suffer through a 71-43 loss at the hands of Pullman. While losing is never fun, the Stags can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 72nd).
East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Deer Park, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-14.
East Valley strolled past Deer Park when the teams last played back in January by a score of 67-51. Will East Valley repeat their success, or does Deer Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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