The Cactus Shadows Falcons and the Buckeye Hawks will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Buckeye is hoping to do what Copper Canyon couldn't on Friday: put an end to Cactus Shadows' winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Cactus Shadows blew past Copper Canyon 49-14. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Aztecs are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Buckeye couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 69-39 blowout they got against Crismon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Cactus Shadows is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Buckeye, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Cactus Shadows came up short against Buckeye in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 45-41. Can Cactus Shadows avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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