Basketball Recap: Baboquivari Skates Past Lourdes Catholic with Ease

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 @ Lourdes Catholic	60
12/20/24 vs Ray	59
12/10/24 @ San Manuel	49
11/22/24 vs Empire	46
01/15/25 vs Santa Rita	41

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Baboquivari on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Lourdes Catholic Warriors out of the water with a 65-5 final score. Baboquivari has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 25 points or more this season.

Sulamae Castro had a dynamite game for Baboquivari, going 6 for 15 en route to 14 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Those five assists gave Castro a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kara Baptisto, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 10 points along with six assists and four steals.

The win was the third in a row for Baboquivari, bringing their record for this year to 13-7. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.7 points per game. As for Lourdes Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Coincidentally, Baboquivari and Lourdes Catholic will both be playing Valley Union the next time they take the court. Baboquivari will host Valley Union at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Lourdes Catholic will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.