The St. Mary's Knights will face off against the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Mary's is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mesquite on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Mary's was beaten by Mesquite 120-20. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows entered their tilt with Arcadia on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They really took it to the Titans for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-10 victory. With the Falcons ahead 44-4 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Cactus Shadows is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
St. Mary's came up short against Cactus Shadows in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 72-61. Will St. Mary's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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