Basketball Recap: Estrella Foothills Drops Season-High Score on Cactus

Wolves

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Arcadia	97
12/03/24 vs Marcos de Niza	83
01/02/25 vs Dysart	69
12/16/24 vs Shadow Mountain	68
01/03/25 vs Westview	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Estrella Foothills). They really took it to the Cactus Cobras for the full four quarters, racking up a 102-11 win. The Wolves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 games by 30 points or more this season.

Estrella Foothills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chanel Yellowman led the charge by going 6 for 15 on her way to 14 points along with ten assists and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Yellowman a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nemo Sidhu, who posted 24 points and seven steals.

Estrella Foothills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.

Estrella Foothills' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.4 points per game. As for Cactus, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.

Estrella Foothills is taking a road trip to take on Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Peoria will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Estrella Foothills surely won't give up without a fight. Cactus has already played their next contest (against Agua Fria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.