The Serrano Diamondbacks will head out on the road to square off against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Saturday, Serrano lost to Palm Desert at home by a 61-44 margin. The Diamondbacks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley had to suffer through a 109-54 loss at the hands of Oak Hills. While losing is never fun, the Sun Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 832nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 80th).
Serrano will have to contain Trey Germany as he made an impact in Apple Valley's last game. He posted 26 points. The matchup was Germany's third in a row with at least ten points. Jeremiah Wilkerson was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Serrano's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Apple Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Serrano didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Apple Valley in their previous meeting on January 9th, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Serrano since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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