Basketball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Sahuaro's 15th in Last 17 Outings

Biale Sika

Points (Career)

02/06/25 @ Ironwood Ridge	17
12/01/23 vs St. Mary's	15
01/09/25 @ Tucson High Magnet School	13
11/20/24 vs Maricopa	13
01/19/24 @ Buena	13

Sahuaro won the last time they faced Ironwood Ridge, and Biale Sika did her part to make sure it happened again. The Sahuaro Cougars came out on top against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks by a score of 44-36 on Thursday thanks to Sika, who went 8-for-11 on her way to 17 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

Ironwood Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Molly Walter, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Serenity Hampton, who posted 15 points and five rebounds.

Sahuaro is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points over those games. As for Ironwood Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.

Sahuaro has already played their next contest, a 67-28 loss against Salpointe Catholic on the 7th. As for Ironwood Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 55-41 defeat against Mica Mountain on the 7th.