Two dominant guards in Shay Ijiwoye and Dominique Nesland are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Desert Vista Thunder will head out on the road to challenge the Xavier College Prep Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Desert Vista sitting on ten straight wins and Xavier College Prep on seven.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Desert Vista walked away with it. They managed a 57-53 victory over the Huskies on Tuesday.
Eanae Dagons continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with six assists and five steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ijiwoye, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Xavier College Prep faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Xavier College Prep took down Pinnacle 69-53 on Tuesday.
Desert Vista is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Xavier College Prep, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-4.
Desert Vista ended up a good deal behind Xavier College Prep in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, losing 53-39. Can Desert Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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