The Sabino Sabercats will take on the Walden Grove Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sabino is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Santa Rita on Friday as they made off with a 55-29 victory. The Sabercats haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Sabino's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chayil Combs, who posted 16 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Jimenez, who put up 15 points.
Sabino was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Walden Grove hadn't done well against Amphitheater recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Red Wolves enjoyed a cozy 54-36 victory over the Panthers.
Walden Grove had a senior duo take command as Angel Amarillas dropped a double-double with 29 points and 15 rebounds and Ariana Gamillo dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Gamillo has scored at least a third of the Red Wolves' points. Another player making a difference was Gianna Alvarez, who had two points.
Sabino picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 3-6. As for Walden Grove, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Sabino lost to Walden Grove at home by a decisive 53-38 margin in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gamillo, who shot 5-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double with 32 points and 14 rebounds. Now that the Sabercats know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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