Recap: Yuma Catholic Shamrocks vs. Fountain Hills Falcons
The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks lost against the Fountain Hills Falcons back in February of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Yuma Catholic took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fountain Hills. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Yuma Catholic in their matchups with Fountain Hills: they've now lost four in a row.
Yuma Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Amanda Wiley, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Ximena Poo who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks. The contest was Wiley's eighth in a row with at least ten points.
Yuma Catholic has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Fountain Hills, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Yuma Catholic will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ironwood at 3:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Ironwood is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak. Fountain Hills won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Holbrook at 3:00 p.m. on December 30, 2023. Hopefully Holbrook focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
