Saguaro waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Mesquite Wildcats by a score of 75-64. This was a revenge game for the Sabercats: when they faced off against the Wildcats on January 7th, they had to take a 58-53 loss.
| 12/27/23 vs Carl Hayden Community | 22 |
| 12/03/24 @ Lee Williams | 20 |
| 01/28/25 @ Mesquite | 17 |
| 12/28/23 vs Cactus Shadows | 15 |
| 01/31/24 vs St. Mary's | 15 |
Saguaro was led to victory by Aidan Whitaker and Justice Hinds. Whitaker went 10 of 15 on his way to 24 points, while Hinds went 8 for 14 en route to 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. That's the most points Hinds has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Bentley Elrod, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points and five boards.
Saguaro was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mesquite only racked up ten assists.
Despite the loss, Mesquite still got an impressive performance from Kobe Bradley, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Ward, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points.
Saguaro pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.0 points per game. As for Mesquite, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Saguaro will challenge Arcadia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saguaro is facing Arcadia at the right time seeing as Arcadia is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mesquite, they will square off against St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesquite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.
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