Basketball Game Preview: Saguaro Sabercats vs. Cactus Shadows Falcons

Saguaro is 1-7 against Cactus Shadows since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Saguaro Sabercats will challenge the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 7:00 p.m.

Saguaro is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Mesquite 87-25. While losing is never fun, the Sabercats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Wildcats are ranked first).

Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows humbled Desert Sunrise with a 66-19 victory. With the Falcons ahead 52-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Cactus Shadows pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.8 points. As for Saguaro, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Things could have been worse for Saguaro, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-35 loss to Cactus Shadows in their previous meeting back in February of 2018. Can Saguaro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.