The Deer Valley Skyhawks will take on the Cactus Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, everything went Deer Valley's way against Westview as Deer Valley made off with a 69-49 win. The Skyhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Cactus hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down Peoria 56-39 on Wednesday.
Deer Valley better focus on containing Xavier Ledet and Dominic Duran as the pair were huge in Cactus' win. Ledet posted 14 points along with five assists and five steals, while Duran went 7 for 12 en route to 18 points. Those five steals gave Ledet a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Browen, who earned four points and eight boards.
Cactus was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Deer Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Cactus, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
Deer Valley couldn't quite finish off Cactus in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 72-70. Thankfully for Deer Valley, Bradey Henige (who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 19 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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