Basketball Preview: Cienega Bobcats vs. Casa Grande Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cienega Bobcats duke it out with the Casa Grande Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Cienega knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Casa Grande likes a good challenge.
Cienega is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sahuaro, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Cienega was ranked fourth). Cienega fell 71-59 to Sahuaro on Friday. The game marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Evan Golembieski, who went 8 for 10 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (three). Jaden Rodgers was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-47 win over Coolidge on Saturday.
Aveon Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 14 for 22 en route to 29 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 18.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dovantae Powell, who posted nine points plus six rebounds and two steals.
The loss snapped Cienega's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. As for Casa Grande, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Cienega strolled past Casa Grande in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a score of 54-35. Does Cienega have another victory up their sleeve, or will Casa Grande turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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