Desert View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Cienega Bobcats and fell 71-41. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 45th).
Several Jaguars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Juju Gonzalez, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nino Sanchez, who had ten points.
Gabe Buksh went supernova for Cienega, going 8 for 13 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points. Those 24 points gave Buksh a new career-high. Jackson Moore was another key player, going 6 of 9 en route to 15 points and eight assists.
Desert View's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Cienega, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Coming up, Desert View will host Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season. As for Cienega, they will head out to take on Pueblo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cienega's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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