Mica Mountain and Catalina Foothills squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Mica Mountain had to settle for second. They fell to the Catalina Foothills Falcons 70-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), the Thunderbolts still had to take the loss.
Amaris Biancuzzo
| 02/18/25 @ Catalina Foothills | 21 |
| 02/11/25 vs Sahuaro | 17 |
| 01/03/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 15 |
| 11/26/24 vs Nogales | 14 |
| 11/25/24 vs Sahuarita | 14 |
Mica Mountain's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amaris Biancuzzo, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 21 boards. The dominant performance gave Biancuzzo a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isabella Webb, who posted 14 points and six steals.
Even though they lost, Mica Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Leading Catalina Foothills to victory were Clara Mae Hager and Kayanna Chief. Hager had 37 points and eight boards, while Chief en route to 22 points and three blocks. The game was Hager's fifth in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mercy Martinez, who earned eight points and seven rebounds.
Mica Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Catalina Foothills, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 21-5.
Looking ahead, Mica Mountain will take on Ironwood Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Mica Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season. As for Catalina Foothills, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-32 defeat against Pinnacle on the 20th.
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