Basketball Recap: Catalina Foothills Piles Up the Points Against Nogales

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Catalina Foothills's strategy against Nogales on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Catalina Foothills Falcons blew the Nogales Apaches out of the water with a 68-33 final score. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Apaches are ranked 181st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Nogales lost, don't look at Antonio Rodriguez. Despite the final result, he posted 12 points.

Catalina Foothills is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Nogales, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-8.

Catalina Foothills will venture away from home to challenge Rincon/University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nogales, they will welcome Pusch Ridge Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nogales is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.