The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will take on the Sahuaro Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Salpointe Catholic earned a 58-50 victory over Ironwood Ridge.
Meanwhile, Sahuaro entered their tilt with Ironwood Ridge on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Nighthawks 73-49. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salpointe Catholic pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Sahuaro, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Salpointe Catholic won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup two weeks ago, slipping by Sahuaro 63-62. Will Salpointe Catholic repeat their success, or does Sahuaro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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