Casa Grande hasn't had much luck against Catalina Foothills recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Casa Grande Cougars will welcome the Catalina Foothills Falcons at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Tyra Vaughn and Clara Mae Hager.
Casa Grande came up short against Mountain View on Tuesday, falling 51-31.
Meanwhile, Catalina Foothills had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 68-22. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Rams are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catalina Foothills has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Casa Grande, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Casa Grande was dealt a bruising 68-22 loss at the hands of Catalina Foothills in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Catalina Foothills' Kayanna Chief, who posted nine points along with seven assists and seven boards. Now that Casa Grande knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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