The Verde Valley Coyotes will challenge the Orme Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Verde Valley's offense hasn't had much luck over their past eight matches, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Verde Valley took a blow against BASIS - Prescott, falling 40-9. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Coyote are ranked 114th).
Emma Taylor was Verde Valley's leading scorer, having posted three points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Orme, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 25-17 victory over American Heritage Academy on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Verde Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Orme, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-8.
Verde Valley might still be hurting after the 44-18 defeat they got from Orme in their previous meeting on January 10th. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Verde Valley was down 27-5.
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