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| 01/13/25 - Home | 71-55 W |
| 12/12/17 - Away | 75-51 W |
| 12/13/16 - Home | 71-58 W |
Cactus Shadows is 3-0 against Marcos de Niza since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cactus Shadows Falcons will square off against the Marcos de Niza Padres at 7:00 p.m. Cactus Shadows will be strutting in after a victory while Marcos de Niza will be coming in after a loss.
Cactus Shadows will bounce into Friday's game after beating Arcadia, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Cactus Shadows came out on top against Arcadia by a score of 68-55 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Marcos de Niza suffered their biggest defeat since January 31, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 79-54 to St. Mary's. The loss continues a trend for the Padres in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Cactus Shadows will have to keep a close watch on James Steward and Drew Dana, a pair of players who had a big impact on Marcos de Niza's prior game. Steward dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds, while Dana went 8 for 19 en route to 18 points. Steward's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Mcgee, who posted six points.
Marcos de Niza's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Cactus Shadows, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Cactus Shadows strolled past Marcos de Niza in their previous matchup on January 13th by a score of 71-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cactus Shadows since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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