Two dominant guards in Taylor Morris and Audrey Bhesania are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mesa Jackrabbits will head out on the road to face off against the O'Connor Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Mesa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They secured a 43-38 W over Red Mountain. The Jackrabbits haven't had any issues with the Mountain Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when O'Connor duked it out with Highland on Thursday. O'Connor took their matchup with ease, bagging a 66-27 victory over Highland. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Hawks are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
O'Connor is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points over those games. Mesa's win bumped their record up to 17-11.
Mesa suffered a grim 60-40 defeat to O'Connor in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Thankfully for Mesa, Jocelyn Erickson (who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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