Basketball Recap: Cienega Falls Despite Big Games from Alysiana Robles and Amaya Woolford

Cienega was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flowing Wells Caballeros. The Bobcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Caballeros from their previous meeting back in December of 2021.

Cienega's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Amaya Woolford, who posted seven points in addition to ten blocks and eight boards, and Alysiana Robles, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Woolford a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Elisea, who put up seven points.

Even though they lost, Cienega smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.

Cienega's record now sits at 8-8. As for Flowing Wells, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cienega Bobcats challenge the Marana Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cienega is facing Marana at the right time seeing as Marana is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Flowing Wells, they will challenge Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.