Falcons
| 02/18/25 @ Salpointe Catholic | 28 |
| 02/13/25 @ Saguaro | 60 |
| 02/11/25 vs Mesquite | 21 |
| 02/06/25 @ St. Mary's | 59 |
| 02/04/25 @ Arcadia | 61 |
| + 23 more games |
The Cactus Shadows Falcons will challenge the Sahuaro Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cactus Shadows is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
Cactus Shadows heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 74-28 loss at the hands of Salpointe Catholic. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-9.
The losing side was boosted by Mateja Cousins, who went 7-for-16 to rack up 17 points. That was a full 60.7% of Cactus Shadows' points, marking the third time in a row Cousins has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sahuaro). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 73-37 win over Yuma. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 26 points or more this season.
Sahuaro had a senior duo take command as Carly Coolidge went 9-for-17 on her way to 22 points along with six assists and four steals and Biale Sika almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Coolidge has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dazmyne Gambrell, who scored 11 points and six rebounds.
Sahuaro was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Cactus Shadows' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Sahuaro, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cactus Shadows has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Sahuaro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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