Odyssey Institute hasn't had much luck against Tonopah Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Odyssey Institute Minotaur will welcome the Tonopah Valley Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-36, which was the final score in Odyssey Institute's tilt against Parker on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Minotaur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Broncs are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Tonopah Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Yuma Catholic 86-27.
Tonopah Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Odyssey Institute, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-18.
Things could have been worse for Odyssey Institute, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-55 loss to Tonopah Valley in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tonopah Valley's Xavier Valentine, who posted 28 points. Now that Odyssey Institute knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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