The Marcos de Niza Padres will square off against the Arcadia Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Marcos de Niza is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 84-61 to Saguaro. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Padres still had to take the loss.
James Steward
| 02/06/25 @ Saguaro | 32 |
| 02/04/25 @ Mesquite | 26 |
| 01/31/25 vs Cactus Shadows | 15 |
| 01/28/25 vs St. Mary's | 21 |
| 01/24/25 @ Arcadia | 23 |
| + 5 more games |
Marcos de Niza might have lost, but man, James Steward was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 32 points and 17 boards. Steward's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Mcgee, who posted nine points.
Even though they lost, Marcos de Niza smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Arcadia strolled past Mesquite with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 72-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Marcos de Niza's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Arcadia, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Marcos de Niza was able to grind out a solid win over Arcadia in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 80-73. Will Marcos de Niza repeat their success, or does Arcadia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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