Cienega entered their game against Sahuaro on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cienega Bobcats took a 71-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sahuaro Cougars. The contest marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Several Bobcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Evan Golembieski, who went 8 for 10 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Golembieski a new career-high in threes (three). Jaden Rodgers was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Cisco Llamas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sahuaro, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Llamas is now averaging an impressive 16.8 points per game. Another player making a difference was Jamal Ali, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points plus two blocks.
The defeat snapped Cienega's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. As for Sahuaro, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cienega Bobcats face off against the Casa Grande Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cienega is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 75 points per game this season. Sahuaro has already played their next match (against Cienega), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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