The Desert View Jaguars will take on the Maricopa Rams in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert View is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, Desert View had to suffer through a 71-44 loss at the hands of Canyon del Oro. 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 193rd, while the Dorados are ranked 30th).
Despite their loss, Desert View saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nino Sanchez, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points, was perhaps the best of all. Luis Felix was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Maricopa). They blew past Flowing Wells 78-42 on Thursday. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rams had established a 30 point advantage.
Desert View better keep an eye on Gary Hoxie. He was instrumental in Maricopa's win, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Hoxie a new career-high in steals (four). Another player making a difference was Ruben White, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Desert View's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Maricopa, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
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