The Mesquite Wildcats extended their postseason success on Saturday against the Saguaro Sabercats. They walked away with a 54-45 victory over the Sabercats. Given Mesquite's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Saguaro is ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Navae Guidry was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Pippa Krieger, who scored nine points.
Mesquite has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Saguaro, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11.
Mesquite will square off against Flagstaff at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Flagstaff knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Mesquite likes a good challenge. Saguaro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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