Platte Valley lost against Yuma back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Platte Valley Broncos took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yuma Outlaws. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Outlaws are ranked 24th).
Several Broncos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Regan Edstrom, who posted 20 points and five assists. That was a full 34.5% of Platte Valley's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Talyn Short was another key player, going 7 for 14 on his way to 19 points.
Yuma's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brody Sheffield, who earned 22 points and seven rebounds. Sheffield is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Thomson, who scored 18 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Platte Valley dropped their record down to 3-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Yuma, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Platte Valley has already played their next matchup (against Frontier Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Yuma will head out to challenge Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Highland sitting on 11 straight wins and Yuma on three.
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