Basketball Preview: Saguaro Sabercats vs. Chaparral Firebirds
The Saguaro Sabercats will face off against the Chaparral Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chaparral is hoping to do what Lee Williams couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Saguaro's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Saguaro really took it to Lee Williams for the full four quarters, racking up a 99-26 victory. Fans of the Sabercats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Saguaro can attribute much of their success to Justice Hinds, who went 9 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six assists and five steals, and Nas Hailey, who went 10 for 12 en route to 22 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave Hinds a new career-high in field goal percentage (82%). Another player making a difference was Pierce Harrington, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Chaparral earned a 66-53 win over Arcadia on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Firebirds.
Chaparral pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Saguaro, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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