Mesquite lost against Cactus Shadows back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mesquite Wildcats took a 67-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cactus Shadows Falcons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Marcus Ward
| 02/11/25 vs Cactus Shadows | 26 |
| 12/11/24 vs Deer Valley | 18 |
| 01/24/25 @ Cactus Shadows | 17 |
| 02/04/25 vs Marcos de Niza | 16 |
| 01/04/25 vs Carl Hayden Community | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why Mesquite lost, don't look at Marcus Ward. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-12 on his way to 26 points. Those 26 points gave Ward a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Bradley, who posted nine points.
It was another big night for Trey Chemin, who went 11-for-19 en route to 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals for Cactus Shadows. Terrell Fair was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Mesquite has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Cactus Shadows, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cactus Shadows, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-55 victory against Saguaro on the 13th.
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