Basketball Game Preview: Flowing Wells Caballeros vs. Cienega Bobcats

The Flowing Wells Caballeros will take on the Cienega Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Flowing Wells is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Nogales just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Apaches 42-36. While the Caballeros didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Apaches 14-10 in the first quarter.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Allison Verdugo, who posted eight points along with 17 boards and three steals. She has become a key player for Flowing Wells: the team is 14-2 when she posts at least eight rebounds, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Adonia Mendez, who scored seven points and seven boards.

Meanwhile, Cienega was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Nogales 61-27. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-12.

Flowing Wells will have to keep a close watch on Emma Guevara and Amaya Woolford, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cienega's prior game. Guevara had 15 points and five rebounds, while Woolford earned three points in addition to seven boards and five blocks. Those 15 points gave Guevara a new career-high.

Flowing Wells' loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 17-6. As for Cienega, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.

Flowing Wells was able to grind out a solid win over Cienega when the teams last played back in January, winning 60-49. Does Flowing Wells have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cienega turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.