The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils and the Cicero Prep Academy Centurions will face off at 5:30 p.m. on December 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around on Tuesday.
Santa Cruz Valley's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by BASIS Phoenix 75-9. While losing is never fun, Santa Cruz Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while BASIS Phoenix is ranked 135th).
Jianna Lopez was Santa Cruz Valley's leading scorer, having posted four points. Lopez also led the team in assists with an. She held things down on the boards with three rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-8, which was the final score in Cicero Prep Academy's tilt against Dishchii'bikoh on Wednesday.
Santa Cruz Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cicero Prep Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Santa Cruz Valley against Cicero Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 as the team secured a 57-24 win. Will Santa Cruz Valley repeat their success, or does Cicero Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
