The Mesquite Wildcats will head out to take on the St. Mary's Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesquite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Mesquite came up short against Saguaro and fell 75-64. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mesquite might have lost, but man, Kobe Bradley was a machine: he went 6 of 11 en route to 20 points. Marcus Ward was another key player, going 6 for 14 on his way to 14 points.
Even though they lost, Mesquite smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Saguaro only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's made easy work of Marcos de Niza on Tuesday and carried off a 79-54 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Padres are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got St. Mary's back to even at 10-10. As for Mesquite, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Mesquite came up short against St. Mary's in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 67-54. Can Mesquite avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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