Two dominant guards in Julius Carlisle and Noah Adkins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The San Tan Foothills Sabercats will be playing at home against the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Tan Foothills has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the seventh.
On Wednesday, San Tan Foothills came up short against Benjamin Franklin and fell 56-43. While losing is never fun, the Sabercats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Chargers are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Northwest Christian 58-23. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
San Tan Foothills better keep an eye on Adkins. He was instrumental in ALA - Ironwood's win, going 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. The contest was Adkins' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Steven Hunter Ll, who posted 15 points.
ALA - Ironwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for San Tan Foothills, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
San Tan Foothills came up short against ALA - Ironwood when the teams last played on January 14th, falling 57-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Adkins, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Now that San Tan Foothills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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