The Cactus Shadows Falcons lost against the Gilbert Tigers back in February of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Cactus Shadows was dealt a 66-22 defeat at the hands of Gilbert. Cactus Shadows was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-11.
Gilbert found their leader in underclassman Aspen McClees, who scored 21 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 steals. Another player making a difference was Caia Campbell, who scored 11 points along with 6 assists and 4 steals.
Cactus Shadows' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gilbert, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Cactus Shadows will be playing at home against Cienega at 7:00 p.m. on November 29th. Gilbert will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Chaparral at 10:00 a.m. on November 24th. Chaparral will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Gilbert is ranked eighth).
