The Casa Grande Cougars and the Pueblo Warriors will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Casa Grande's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
Casa Grande 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 Casa Grande blew Flowing Wells out of the water with a 73-26 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-13.
| 12/13/24 vs Flowing Wells | 16 |
| 12/12/24 vs Desert View | 16 |
| 12/10/24 @ Cienega | 25 |
It was another big night for Dovantae Powell, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 16 points and three steals. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Lewis, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Casa Grande smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pueblo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Amphitheater an easy 75-52 win.
Casa Grande has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Pueblo, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Casa Grande came up short against Pueblo when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 58-51. Can Casa Grande avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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