Saguaro fought the good fight in their overtime game against Cactus Shadows on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cactus Shadows Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 48-45 back in January.

Sofia Cuene
02/13/25 vs Cactus Shadows | 15 |
01/21/25 vs Coronado | 10 |
01/28/25 vs Mesquite | 5 |
12/11/24 @ Crismon | 5 |
02/11/25 vs St. Mary's | 4 |
Sofia Cuene and Alexa Simpson certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Cuene dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards, while Simpson posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks. Those 15 points gave Cuene a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaeda Brown, who earned three points and three steals.
It was another big night for Mateja Cousins, who dropped a double-double with 34 points and 15 rebounds for Cactus Shadows. With that strong performance, Cousins is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cashlin Leazenby, who had four points and five rebounds.
Saguaro's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Cactus Shadows, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Saguaro nor Cactus Shadows have any future games scheduled.
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