A feisty cat fight will be fought when the South Mountain Jaguars challenge the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Monday... South Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
Last Monday, South Mountain might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Mountain View an easy 69-43 victory. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Toros are ranked 89th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Eliah Dixon Jr., who posted 11 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mario Pacheco, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Fossil Ridge by a score of 80-68.
Willow Canyon pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.4 points per game. As for South Mountain, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
South Mountain beat Willow Canyon 61-53 when the teams last played back in November of 2018. Does South Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willow Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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