Basketball Game Preview: Yuma Catholic Shamrocks vs. Chino Valley Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

12/02/16 - Neutral	54-24 W
12/04/15 - Neutral	54-23 W
12/04/14 - Neutral	49-0 W

Yuma Catholic has gone 3-0 against Chino Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will face off against the Chino Valley Cougars at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yuma Catholic has six straight wins, Chino Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Yuma Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Tonopah Valley to the tune of 105-11 on Tuesday. The Shamrocks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Chino Valley took a blow against ALA - West Foothills on Tuesday, falling 81-31. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Guardians are ranked 101st).

Yuma Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.8 points per game. As for Chino Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.

Everything came up roses for Yuma Catholic against Chino Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2016, as the squad secured a 54-24 victory. Does Yuma Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chino Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.