Santa Cruz Valley is 0-5 against St. Augustine Catholic since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on January 23rd.
Santa Cruz Valley suffered their biggest loss since December 15, 2023 on Friday. They took a serious blow against Chandler Prep, falling 47-16. Santa Cruz Valley has not had much luck with Chandler Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
St. Augustine Catholic was handed a 25-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Bisbee on Monday. St. Augustine Catholic had just enough and edged Bisbee out 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory St. Augustine Catholic has posted yet this season.
St. Augustine Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carolina Georgelous out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Georgelous hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Megan Callahan was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Santa Cruz Valley has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for St. Augustine Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Santa Cruz Valley suffered a grim 49-27 defeat to St. Augustine Catholic in their previous meeting on January 5th. Can Santa Cruz Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
