The Desert Ridge Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Ridge is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-30, which was the final score in Desert Ridge's tilt against Red Mountain on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Higley took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 57-30 win over Highland. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Higley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Desert Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything came up roses for Desert Ridge against Higley in their previous matchup back in January of 2016, as the team secured a 58-29 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Ridge 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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