Basketball Recap: Poston Butte Beats Youngker for Their Sixth Straight Win

Broncos

Previous 6 Games

12/28/24 vs Youngker	43-36
12/28/24 vs Marcos de Niza	43-16
12/27/24 @ Vista Grande	50-17
12/27/24 vs Desert View	60-37
12/18/24 @ Cholla	70-8
12/17/24 @ Cactus	63-31

Poston Butte extended their winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Symirah Gray. The Poston Butte Broncos came out on top against the Youngker Roughriders by a score of 43-36 on Saturday thanks in part to Gray, who went 10 for 13 on her way to 22 points and three steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Poston Butte's points.

When it comes to explaining why Youngker lost, don't look at Ashlee Gonzalez. Despite the final result, she posted 18 points. Gonzalez is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniela Barreras, who had six points.

Poston Butte has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Youngker, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

Poston Butte didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-9 loss against Sahuaro on the 28th. As for Youngker, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 54-20 defeat against Estrella Foothills on the 2nd.