Shamrocks
| 01/23/25 vs Highland Prep | 49-32 |
| 01/18/25 @ River Valley | 74-36 |
| 01/17/25 vs Tonopah Valley | 63-14 |
| 01/14/25 @ Odyssey Institute | 78-17 |
| 01/10/25 @ Parker | 73-63 |
| + 6 more games |
Yuma Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They took down the Highland Prep Honey Badgers 49-32. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Honey Badgers are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yuma Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fernando Vazquez Lima, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points. Vazquez Lima is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noe Zamudio, who posted 11 points and five assists.
Yuma Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland Prep only racked up one assist.
Despite the defeat, Highland Prep had strong showings from Terrance Byrd, who went 7 of 15 en route to 24 points and eight rebounds, and Marcel Pratt, who earned two points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Pratt a new career-high in rebounds.
Yuma Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Highland Prep, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-7.
Yuma Catholic has already played their next game, a 99-57 win against ALA - West Foothills on the 25th. As for Highland Prep, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-31 victory against Odyssey Institute on the 27th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
