The Buckeye Hawks will be playing at home against the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Buckeye entered their tilt with Youngker with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Buckeye took their contest at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 56-26 win over Youngker. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Buckeye has posted against Youngker since February 11, 2020.
Buckeye's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Amayah Leyva, who scored 15 points along with seven steals and six rebounds, and Tia Chapman, who scored 12 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. Chapman has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Ramirez, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Estrella Foothills can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They really took it to Cactus for the full four quarters, racking up a 90-10 victory at home. With Estrella Foothills ahead 52-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Estrella Foothills found their leader in underclassman Chanel Yellowman, who dropped a triple-double on 11 points, 12 assists, and 12 steals. That's the first time this season that Yellowman posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Nemo Sidhu, who scored 21 points along with five steals.
Buckeye has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Estrella Foothills, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Saturday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Buckeye have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 33.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Estrella Foothills struggles in that department as they've nailed 41.6% of their threes per game this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Buckeye came up short against Estrella Foothills in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 41-35. Will Buckeye have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
