Casa Grande lost against Catalina Foothills back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Casa Grande Cougars had to suffer through a 57-26 loss at the hands of the Catalina Foothills Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Falcons are ranked 35th).
When it comes to explaining why Casa Grande lost, don't look at Tyra Vaughn. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards. That was a full 42.3% of Casa Grande's points, marking the third time in a row Vaughn has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eternity Haygood, who scored four points and seven rebounds.
It was another big night for Clara Mae Hager, who went 10-for-24 on her way to 26 points and four steals for Catalina Foothills. Hager is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in each of the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayanna Chief, who had six points along with eight boards and five steals.
Casa Grande has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Catalina Foothills, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5.
Casa Grande has already played their next contest, a 42-40 defeat against Maricopa on the 7th. As for Catalina Foothills, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-35 victory against Mountain View on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
