Cactus Shadows and Salpointe Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Cactus Shadows had to settle for second. They lost 63-42 to the Lancers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Lancers are ranked sixth).
Salpointe Catholic found their leader in sophomore Abuk Lual, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Lual is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games she's played. Jayci Nelson was another key player, putting up 14 points and five boards.
Cactus Shadows dropped their record down to 23-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Salpointe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Cactus Shadows nor Salpointe Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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