Two dominant guards in Cisco Llamas and Tj Harris are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sahuaro Cougars will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Paradise Honors Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Sahuaro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully Paradise Honors likes a good challenge.
Sahuaro pushed their score all the way to 66 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Deer Valley by a score of 69-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (59), Sahuaro still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Sahuaro had strong showings from Nick Ponds, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Llamas, who scored 19 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Llamas is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Ayumu Lara was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Paradise Honors walked away with it. They walked away with a 62-52 win over the Panthers on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Paradise Honors.
Sahuaro's defeat dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Paradise Honors, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
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