The Coconino Panthers will head out to take on the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coconino will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 48) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Bradshaw Mountain out 30-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since December 30, 2023.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-17 win over the Padres. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Cactus Shadows pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.2 points. As for Coconino, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season.
Coconino came up short against Cactus Shadows when the teams last played back in January of 2016, falling 47-37. Can Coconino avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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