Saguaro has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mesquite Wildcats. While the Sabercats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 15-8 in the first quarter.
Saguaro lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Pierce Harrington, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Simms, who posted seven points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mesquite to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kobe Bradley, who put up 17 points and three steals. Bradley's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Marcus Ward was another key player, putting up 15 points and five rebounds.
Saguaro's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Mesquite, they moved to 7-8 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Saguaro will host Cactus Shadows at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saguaro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71.4 points per game this season. As for Mesquite, they will venture away from home to square off against Marcos de Niza at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesquite also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 60.5 points per game.
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