The Cactus Cobras will venture away from home to challenge the Peoria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cactus will be strutting in after a victory while Peoria will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Cactus turned things around against Westview on Friday. They secured a 60-56 W over the Knights. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cobras' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Knights are ranked 81st).
Cactus can attribute much of their success to Xavier Ledet, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 21 points and five assists, and Aden Thiesse, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Thiesse continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Deven Caleb, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Peoria suffered their closest loss since December 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Poston Butte by a score of 66-63. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cactus' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12. As for Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Cactus was able to grind out a solid win over Peoria in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 61-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cactus since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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