Notre Dame Prep and Desert Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Notre Dame Prep Saints will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Desert Mountain Wolves at 5:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Notre Dame Prep and five for Desert Mountain.
Last Saturday, Notre Dame Prep came up short against Salpointe Catholic and fell 49-39. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Lancers are ranked first).
Meanwhile, in Thursday's Canine Competition, Desert Mountain had to take the L. They lost 60-38 to Horizon on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Desert Mountain saw an underclassman step up: freshman Caroline Workman dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Workman a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Liz Egan, who posted six points.
Notre Dame Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Desert Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Notre Dame Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Desert Mountain when the teams last played back in January, winning 47-40. Does Notre Dame Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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