Walden Grove lost against Sahuaro back in December of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Walden Grove Red Wolves took a 66-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sahuaro Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Cougars are ranked 17th).
| 01/17/25 @ Sahuaro | 10 |
| 01/15/25 vs Ironwood Ridge | 9 |
| 01/07/25 @ Rio Rico | 6 |
| 11/21/24 vs Andrada Polytechnic | 5 |
Several Red Wolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Malachi Kuti George, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Kuti George a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Imileo Martinez, who posted 15 points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Walden Grove smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Cisco Llamas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sahuaro, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 steals. Llamas has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Isaac Teasley was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Walden Grove's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Sahuaro, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Walden Grove wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 71-55 defeat against Mica Mountain on the 21st. Sahuaro has also already played their next match, a 62-49 victory against Ironwood Ridge on the 21st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
