Basketball Game Preview: ALA - West Foothills Guardians vs. Yuma Catholic Shamrocks

ALA - West Foothills is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Yuma Catholic is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The ALA - West Foothills Guardians will welcome the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. ALA - West Foothills knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Yuma Catholic likes a good challenge.

ALA - West Foothills will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 38-point drubbing they dealt Kingman on Thursday. ALA - West Foothills blew past Kingman 87-49.

Meanwhile, Yuma Catholic strolled past Highland Prep with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 49-32. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Honey Badgers are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

ALA - West Foothills has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 84.4 points per game. As for Yuma Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.

ALA - West Foothills took a serious blow against Yuma Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 64-26. Will ALA - West Foothills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.