Basketball Preview: Sahuaro Cougars vs. Sahuarita Mustangs
Sahuaro is 5-0 against Sahuarita since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sahuaro Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Sahuarita Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Sahuaro focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up ten on Wednesday.
Sahuaro's tournament run continued when they took on Coolidge on Wednesday. Sahuaro snuck past Coolidge with a 44-40 victory.
Sahuaro's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carly Coolidge, who posted 15 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Coolidge has scored at least a third of Sahuaro's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harmony Twito, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points.
Sahuaro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sahuarita got the win against Queen Creek on Wednesday by a conclusive 59-36. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Emma Benitez was her usual excellent self, going 8 for 17 en route to 20 points plus six steals and five assists. What's more, she also racked up four threes, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Camila Villalobos, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points plus three steals.
Sahuaro's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Sahuarita, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sahuaro has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sahuarita struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.7. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Sahuaro against Sahuarita when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 69-26 victory. In that contest, Sahuaro amassed a halftime lead of 49-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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