The Chaparral Firebirds will challenge the Horizon Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Chaparral is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. The matchup between them and Mountain Pointe didn't end well, with Chaparral falling 90-76. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (56), the Firebirds still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Horizon hadn't done well against Desert Mountain recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Horizon secured a 73-69 W over Desert Mountain. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Chaparral better keep an eye on Ryan Milner. He was instrumental in Horizon's win, going 7 of 10 en route to 19 points and three steals. That's the most points Milner has posted since back in November of 2024. Drew Mercure was another key player, going 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and eight boards.
Horizon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
Horizon has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Chaparral came up short against Horizon when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 74-70. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Horizon's Ethan Hayes, who went 7 of 13 en route to 22 points and three steals. Now that Chaparral 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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