St. Augustine Catholic and Desert Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The St. Augustine Catholic Wolves will head out to square off against the Desert Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Carlos Acuna and Tyson Dobbins.
St. Augustine Catholic fought the good fight in their overtime game against Willcox on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 51-49. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jovanni Fernandez, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Acuna, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Desert Christian entered their tilt with Empire on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They secured a 61-55 W over the Ravens.
Desert Christian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for St. Augustine Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
St. Augustine Catholic suffered a grim 74-53 defeat to Desert Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can St. Augustine Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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