The Deer Valley Skyhawks entered their tilt with the Estrella Foothills Wolves with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Deer Valley walked away with a 43-36 victory over Estrella Foothills on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Deer Valley also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Despite the loss, Estrella Foothills still got an impressive performance from Madison Pond, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Pond is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Alina Bowden was another key contributor, scoring six points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Deer Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Estrella Foothills, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-2.
Deer Valley won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Agua Fria at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th. That game will pit two of the most dominant against one another: Tami Balogun and Diamond Stevenson. Estrella Foothills won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cactus at 7:00 p.m. on January 11th. Cactus comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last five games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
