It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cactus Shadows can now relate to. They fell 60-50 to the Estrella Foothills Wolves on Saturday.
Mateja Cousins
| 03/01/25 @ Estrella Foothills | 16 |
| 02/27/25 vs Sahuaro | 10 |
| 02/18/25 @ Salpointe Catholic | 2 |
| 02/13/25 @ Saguaro | 15 |
| 02/11/25 vs Mesquite | 5 |
| + 25 more games |
Despite the loss, Cactus Shadows still got an impressive performance from Mateja Cousins, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds. With that strong performance, Cousins is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Ellie Sarraino was another key player, putting up eight points.
Even though they lost, Cactus Shadows smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. This was only their fourth loss (out of 24 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Eva Amenhauser was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 17 points and 20 rebounds for Estrella Foothills. Amenhauser has been hot recently, having also posted three or more blocks the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chanel Yellowman, who posted ten points and six assists.
Cactus Shadows' loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Estrella Foothills, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season.
Cactus Shadows does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Estrella Foothills, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-40 defeat against Eastmark on the 4th.
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