Basketball Recap: Sahuaro Comes Up Short

Sahuaro has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts on the road by a 58-41 margin on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbolts this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 53-44 back in January.

Carly Coolidge

Points

02/11/25 @ Mica Mountain	20
02/07/25 vs Salpointe Catholic	0
02/06/25 @ Ironwood Ridge	6
02/04/25 vs Walden Grove	15
01/29/25 @ Salpointe Catholic	7
+ 15 more games

Despite the loss, Sahuaro still got an impressive performance from Carly Coolidge, who went 8 of 15 to rack up 20 points and six boards. That's the most points Coolidge has posted since back in December of 2024. Harmony Twito was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.

Even though they lost, Sahuaro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matchups.

Isabella Webb was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 23 points and ten boards for Mica Mountain. Webb has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Amaris Biancuzzo, who put up seven points and 17 rebounds.

Sahuaro's record is now 20-9. As for Mica Mountain, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-7.

As of now, neither Sahuaro nor Mica Mountain have any future games scheduled.