Marcos de Niza is 0-3 against Cactus Shadows since December of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Marcos de Niza Padres will look to defend their home court against the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Marcos de Niza is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.2 points per game this season.
Marcos de Niza is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since January 31, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 79-54 to St. Mary's. While losing is never fun, the Padres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Knights are ranked 39th).
| 01/28/25 vs St. Mary's | 21 |
| 01/24/25 @ Arcadia | 23 |
| 01/22/25 vs Saguaro | 28 |
| 01/20/25 vs Tempe | 33 |
| 01/17/25 @ Combs | 30 |
Marcos de Niza's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of James Steward, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 boards, and Drew Dana, who went 8 for 19 en route to 18 points. Steward's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Mcgee, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Cactus Shadows hadn't done well against Arcadia recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Cactus Shadows came out on top against Arcadia by a score of 68-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Cactus Shadows is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Marcos de Niza, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Marcos de Niza lost to Cactus Shadows at home by a decisive 71-55 margin in their previous meeting on January 13th. Will Marcos de Niza have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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