The Cactus Cobras will head out on the road to square off against the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Cactus focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.
With a playoff game on the line, Cactus rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 80-55. Cactus has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Cactus relied on the efforts of Tyler Hutton, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds, and Bradey Henige, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 16 rebounds. Henige is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Jacob Minniefield was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 95-50, which was the final score in Mica Mountain's tilt against Basha on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Mica Mountain can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Basha is ranked ninth).
Cactus pushed their record up to 21-5 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Mica Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-4.
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