The Catalina Trojans and the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Catalina is looking for their season's first victory.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-24, which was the final score in Catalina's tilt against Globe on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Tigers are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, St. Augustine Catholic came up short against Lincoln Prep on Friday and fell 47-39.
Despite the defeat, St. Augustine Catholic saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jovanni Fernandez went 7 of 15 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. Fernandez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carlos Acuna, who posted 15 points.
St. Augustine Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Catalina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Catalina was dealt a bruising 86-51 defeat at the hands of St. Augustine Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Catalina avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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