After soaring to 55 points the game before, St. Augustine Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They were beaten by the Tombstone Yellow Jackets 68-21. The Wolves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Yellow Jackets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, St. Augustine Catholic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aliyah Preciado scored nine points plus seven rebounds and three blocks.
Tombstone was led to victory by Rachel Thursby and Damaris Alvarez. Thursby went 10 for 15 en route to 22 points plus four steals, while Alvarez went 9 for 20 en route to 21 points plus three steals. What's more, Thursby also posted a 67% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in November of 2023. Briella Schuller was another key player, posting seven points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Augustine Catholic fell to 2-1. As for Tombstone, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
St. Augustine Catholic has already played their next match (against Tombstone), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tombstone has also already played their next matchup, a 68-14 victory against Patagonia on the 26th.
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