Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary's Knights vs. Saguaro Sabercats

Two dominant guards in Gwen Carter and Alexa Simpson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Mary's Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Saguaro Sabercats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

St. Mary's is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 77-41 victory over Metro Tech. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded St. Mary's with their most commanding win of the season.

Gwen Carter

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Metro Tech	37
01/21/25 @ Cactus Shadows	31
01/07/25 @ Marcos de Niza	26
01/03/25 vs Ganado	26
01/13/25 vs Mingus	23

Carter continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 16 for 25 to rack up 37 points and eight steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Bella Soroko was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.

Meanwhile, Saguaro blew past Marcos de Niza, posting a 56-20 win. The Sabercats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 27 points or more this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Saguaro and bumps their season record up to 12-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points over those games. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.

St. Mary's didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Saguaro when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Simpson, who went 14 of 30 en route to 33 points and five steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Mary's still be able to contain Simpson? There's only one way to find out.