The Sahuarita Mustangs will challenge the Rio Rico Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Sahuarita's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Rio Rico has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Sahuarita was handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Cholla on Thursday. Sahuarita blew past Cholla 60-12. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Chargers are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rio Rico came up short against Amphitheater on Tuesday, falling 58-38.
Sahuarita's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Rio Rico, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Sahuarita came up short against Rio Rico in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 61-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rio Rico's Angelina Whelan, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 18 boards. Now that Sahuarita knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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