There's no place like home for Sahuaro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They strolled past the Cienega Bobcats with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-20. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2021.
Sahuaro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anissa Garcia led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Garcia a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (17%). Another player making a difference was Biale Sika, who earned four points plus four steals.
Sahuaro smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Cienega's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emma Guevara, who posted 12 points plus four steals, and Amaya Woolford, who earned a point plus 12 rebounds and seven blocks. Woolford is becoming a predictor of Cienega's success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when she doesn't).
Sahuaro's record is now 5-3. As for Cienega, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Sahuaro will square off against Catalina Foothills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cienega, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cienega Bobcats take on the Casa Grande Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cienega is facing Casa Grande at the right time seeing as Casa Grande is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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