Wiggins has won three straight games at home, while Yuma has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Wiggins Tigers will host the Yuma Outlaws at 7:00 p.m.
Wiggins is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Highland on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wiggins was beaten by Highland 71-44. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Huskies are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Yuma beat Wray 69-56 on Tuesday.
Wiggins better keep an eye on Brody Sheffield. He was instrumental in Yuma's win, putting up 22 points. The game was Sheffield's 16th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Thomson, who posted 11 points.
Yuma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Wiggins, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Wiggins was taken down by Yuma 79-48 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wiggins was down 49-24.
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