If Maryvale Prep was riding high fresh off their 53-26 takedown of North Phoenix Preparatory Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Maryvale Prep Matador were outmatched by the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos and fell 90-46. While losing is never fun, the Matador can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Fighting Lobos are ranked 142nd).
It was another big night for Isaiah Carter, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine boards for La Joya Community. Carter's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Hale, who posted ten points and six steals.
Maryvale Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for La Joya Community, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
The future could be bright for both Maryvale Prep and La Joya Community: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Maryvale Prep will try to hand Tonopah Valley their tenth-straight defeat when the two meet at 3:00 p.m. on January 11, 2025. Similarly, La Joya Community will try to hand Thunderbird their sixth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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