Basketball Game Preview: Cienega Bobcats vs. Salpointe Catholic Lancers

Cienega and Salpointe Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Cienega Bobcats will face off against the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cienega knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Salpointe Catholic likes a good challenge.

It was a proper cat-fight when Cienega duked it out withCasa Grande on Tuesday. Cienega came out on top against Casa Grande by a score of 78-66.

Evan Golembieski continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 of 16 en route to 28 points and five rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Moore, who posted 13 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Apaches with a sharp 65-45 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lancers have posted since January 26th.

Cienega has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Salpointe Catholic, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.

Cienega didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Salpointe Catholic in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. Will Cienega repeat their success, or does Salpointe Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.