The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Thunderbird Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thunderbird took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Salpointe Catholic, who comes in off a win.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Salpointe Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Dorados with points to spare, taking the game 43-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salpointe Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bobby Smith, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds. Logan Martinez was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell to Desert Mountain 48-43. While losing is never fun, Thunderbird can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Desert Mountain is ranked fifth).
Salpointe Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Thunderbird, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6.
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