Two dominant guards in Isabella Webb and Carly Coolidge are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts will challenge the Sahuaro Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mica Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
Mica Mountain is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since February 13, 2024 on Wednesday. They were beaten by Salpointe Catholic 72-30. The Thunderbolts were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-14.
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The losing side was boosted by Webb, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 12 points and four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Sahuaro waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top against the Red Wolves by a score of 61-50. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly 11 points.
Mica Mountain better focus on containing Coolidge and Biale Sika as the pair were huge in Sahuaro's win. Coolidge went 7 of 17 en route to 19 points and six rebounds, while Sika went 5 for 8 on her way to 12 points. What's more, Sika also racked up four assists, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Dazmyne Gambrell, who posted eight points and eight boards.
Sahuaro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points per game. As for Mica Mountain, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Mica Mountain might still be hurting after the 58-36 loss they got from Sahuaro in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Mica Mountain, Cassandra Coolidge (who went 11 of 14 en route to 24 points and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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