Basketball Recap: Willcox Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 4:58am

Basketball Recap: Willcox Cowboys vs. Tombstone Yellow Jackets

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Caden Hooper

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01/14/25 @ Tombstone15
01/13/25 vs St. David22
01/10/25 @ Morenci15
01/09/25 vs St. Augustine Catholic20
01/07/25 @ Benson19

Willcox won the last time they faced Tombstone, and Caden Hooper did his part to make sure it happened again. The Willcox Cowboys managed a 50-44 win over the Tombstone Yellow Jackets on Tuesday thanks in part to Hooper, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Edington, who posted eight points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Willcox's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8. As for Tombstone, they dropped their record down to 4-14 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Willcox is taking a road trip to challenge Bisbee at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bisbee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season. As for Tombstone, they will square off against Andrada Polytechnic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tombstone is facing Andrada Polytechnic at the right time seeing as Andrada Polytechnic is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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