Basketball Recap: Cholla Skates Past Sahuarita with Ease

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Previous Games

02/06/25 - Away	87-36 W
01/21/25 - Home	88-50 W
11/25/23 - Neutral	68-34 W
12/14/21 - Home	50-46 W
02/16/21 - Away	65-48 W
+ 4 more games

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Cholla on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Sahuarita Mustangs out of the water with an 87-36 final score. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Cholla's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alexis Saenz led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 16 boards. The dominant performance gave Saenz a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Mendoza, who went 5 for 7 to rack up 15 points.

Cholla was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sahuarita only racked up eight assists.

When it comes to explaining why Sahuarita lost, don't look at Daniel Durazo. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points. Durazo is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Butler, who posted four points and ten boards.

Cholla's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.3 points over those games. As for Sahuarita, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.

Looking ahead, Cholla will take on Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Douglas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games. As for Sahuarita, they have already played their next match, a 58-51 loss against Walden Grove on the 7th.