Basketball Recap: Cienega Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

If Casa Grande wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Cienega, they should've done a better job of containing Evan Golembieski. The Cienega Bobcats walked away with a 78-66 win over the Casa Grande Cougars on Tuesday thanks in part to Golembieski, who went 11 for 16 on his way to 28 points and five rebounds. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.

The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Buksh, who posted five points and four steals. That's the most steals he has posted since back in December of 2023.

Loss or not, Casa Grande got some senior leadership from Dovantae Powell and Dewayne Haygood. Powell went 10 of 15 on his way to 25 points, while Haygood dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards. Those 25 points set a new season-high mark for Powell. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Smith, who put up five points and seven rebounds.

Cienega has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Casa Grande, the defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 3-3.

Cienega didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-64 victory against Salpointe Catholic on the 12th. As for Casa Grande, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 76-36 win against Desert View on the 12th.