A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Marana Tigers duke it out with the Cienega Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Marana lost to Casa Grande on the road by a 39-25 margin.
Meanwhile, Cienega came up short against Flowing Wells on Friday and fell 60-49. The Bobcats were down 60-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Marana will have to keep a close watch on Amaya Woolford and Alysiana Robles, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cienega's prior game. Woolford posted seven points in addition to ten blocks and eight rebounds, while Robles went 5 for 9 on her way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Woolford a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Elisea, who had seven points.
Cienega's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Marana, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Marana came up short against Cienega when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 57-45. Thankfully for Marana, Taylor Hitchcock (who went 10 of 18 on her way to 26 points and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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