The Desert Christian Eagles will take on the Baboquivari Warriors at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Desert Christian was beaten by Willcox 45-10. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Baboquivari waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 56-30 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 23 point advantage.
Desert Christian better keep an eye on Kara Baptisto. She was instrumental in Baboquivari's win, going 8 of 14 on her way to 20 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Baptisto has scored at least a third of Baboquivari's points.
Baboquivari is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points per game. As for Desert Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Desert Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Baboquivari in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 39-33 win. Does Desert Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Baboquivari turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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