After flying high against Santa Rita last Tuesday, St. Augustine Catholic came back down to earth. The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves received a blow on Thursday as they fell 54-40 to the Willcox Cowboys. If the Wolves were looking for revenge after losing 49-30 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
St. Augustine Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Megan Callahan and Lourdes Gamez. Callahan went 10 for 21 on her way to 24 points and three steals, while Gamez posted eight points in addition to ten boards and four steals. Gamez is becoming a predictor of St. Augustine Catholic's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is 7-2 (and 2-5 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aliyah Preciado, who had four points in addition to ten boards and four blocks.
St. Augustine Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for Willcox, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
St. Augustine Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Empire at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Willcox, they and Morenci will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.
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