Basketball Recap: Mesquite Skates Past Mohave with Ease + How To Watch

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

12/08/25 vs Mohave	82
11/26/25 vs Cesar Chavez	77
12/02/25 vs Salpointe Catholic	72
11/24/25 vs Boulder Creek	70
11/29/25 vs Horizon	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mesquite). They really took it to the Mohave Thunderbirds for the full four quarters, racking up an 82-37 win. With the Wildcats ahead 49-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Mesquite's win on Monday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Crew Jorde, who shot 64% from the field on his way to 22 points. Jorde has become a key player for the Wildcats: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 15 points, but 1-2 otherwise. Noah Garven was another key player, going 9-for-13 en route to 21 points.

Mesquite smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.

When it comes to explaining why Mohave lost, don't look at Andy Osoria-Navarro. Despite the final result, he posted 14 points.

Mesquite has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points over those games. As for Mohave, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Mesquite wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 75-34 loss against Deer Valley on the 10th. As for Mohave, they will square off against Prescott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Thunderbirds will be up against the Badgers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 68.86 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.