Basketball Recap: Tse' Yi' Gai Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Taylor Etcitty and Tayler Begay

After flying high against Northwest last Tuesday, Tse' Yi' Gai came back down to earth. The Tse' Yi' Gai Dine Warriors fell 51-43 to the Coronado Leopards on Thursday. The Dine Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Leopards earlier this season, when they won 57-20.

Taylor Etcitty

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/06/25 @ Coronado	46%
02/01/25 vs Coronado	45%
01/18/25 vs Oak Grove Classical Academy	42%
01/24/25 @ Rehoboth Christian	40%
01/28/25 vs To'hajiilee	38%

Tse' Yi' Gai's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tayler Begay, who posted 17 points, and Taylor Etcitty, who went 6 for 13 to rack up 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Etcitty a new career-high in field goal percentage (46%).

Tse' Yi' Gai's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Coronado, their record now sits at 5-13.

Coming up, Tse' Yi' Gai will face off against Pine Hill at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Coronado, they will square off against Corona/Vaughn at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Corona/Vaughn's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Coronado has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.