Sahuaro skates past St. Mary's with ease

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2023, 2:37pm

Recap: Sahuaro Cougars vs. St. Mary's Knights

The Sahuaro Cougars entered their tilt with the St. Mary's Knights with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Sahuaro blew past St. Mary's 60-33 at home. Fans of Sahuaro have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.

Leading Sahuaro to victory were Biale Sika and Cassandra Coolidge. Sika scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds, while Coolidge scored 22 points along with 3 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Coolidge has scored at least 25% of Sahuaro's points. Kristen Valdez was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 4 steals.

Sahuaro has yet to lose a contest at home this season, leaving them with a 3-0 record. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for St. Mary's, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Sahuaro will play host again and welcome Amphitheater, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Mary's, they will head out on the road to face off against Notre Dame Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Notre Dame Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Wednesday.