Seton Catholic is 0-10 against Mesquite since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Seton Catholic Sentinels will be playing at home against the Mesquite Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, things could have been worse for Seton Catholic, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-43 loss to Saguaro.
Meanwhile, Mesquite faced St. Mary's in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mesquite fell just short of St. Mary's by a score of 75-73. It was the first time this season that Mesquite let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Mesquite saw an underclassman step up: Desean Middlebrook scored 28 points along with nine rebounds. Middlebrook has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times he's played. Jaylen Wollangk was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Seton Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Mesquite, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5.
Seton Catholic took a serious blow against Mesquite when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 68-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middlebrook, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Now that Seton Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
