Basketball Recap: Mica Mountain Thunderbolts vs. Sahuarita Mustangs
If Sahuarita wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Mica Mountain, they should've done a better job of containing Isabella Webb. The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts took down the Sahuarita Mustangs 50-36 on Monday thanks in part to Webb, who earned 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. She has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
Another player making a difference was Amaris Biancuzzo, who had two points along with 14 rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (ten).
Mica Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sahuarita only pulled down seven.
Loss or not, Sahuarita got some senior leadership from Emma Benitez and Camila Villalobos. Benitez scored 11 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Villalobos dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Abby Silvester was another key player, earning nine points.
The victory made it two in a row for Mica Mountain and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Sahuarita, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Mica Mountain has already played their next matchup, a 65-25 win against Benson on the 25th. As for Sahuarita, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 34-31 defeat against Sabino on the 25th.
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