Cienega is 8-2 against Marana since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cienega Bobcats take on the Marana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Cienega's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Cienega is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Flowing Wells: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cienega blew Flowing Wells out of the water with an 87-30 final score. With the Bobcats ahead 49-23 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
| 01/10/25 @ Flowing Wells | 11 |
| 01/15/24 vs Rincon/University | 7 |
| 12/06/23 @ Mountain View | 7 |
| 12/10/24 vs Casa Grande | 6 |
| 02/02/24 @ Buena | 5 |
Cienega's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaden Rodgers, who went 8 of 14 en route to 18 points and six steals, and Thomas Noyes, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Noyes a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristian DelRio, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Marana didn't have too much trouble with Casa Grande on Friday as they won 68-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Marana is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Cienega, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Cienega strolled past Marana in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 82-68. Will Cienega repeat their success, or does Marana have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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