The Sahuaro Cougars pushed their score all the way to 66 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Deer Valley by a score of 69-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (59), Sahuaro still had to take the loss.
Sahuaro's loss came despite strong showings from Nick Ponds and Cisco Llamas. Ponds dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds, while Llamas scored 19 points along with six assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ponds has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ayumu Lara, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Sahuaro's defeat dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Deer Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
Sahuaro will be playing in front of their home fans against Paradise Honors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sahuaro is coming into the match with ten straight losses at home, meaning Paradise Honors will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Deer Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 78-49 loss vs. Perry on the 16th.
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