Cactus was the 67-57 winner over Paradise Valley when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Cactus Cobras opened the new year with a less-than-successful 46-39 defeat to the Paradise Valley Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Cobras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Trojans are ranked 88th).
Cactus has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Paradise Valley, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
While Cactus had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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