Two dominant guards in Kara Baptisto and Adaia Lorenzo are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Baboquivari Warriors will take on the Fort Thomas Apaches at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Baboquivari beat Cicero Prep Academy 42-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Thomas had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 60-29 win over the Eagles. The Apaches have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 games by 27 points or more this season.
Fort Thomas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.4 points. As for Baboquivari, they pushed their record up to 22-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Baboquivari was dealt a bruising 65-35 loss at the hands of Fort Thomas when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lorenzo, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and five steals. Now that Baboquivari 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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