The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks lost against the Fountain Hills Falcons back in February of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Yuma Catholic took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fountain Hills. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Yuma Catholic in their matchups with Fountain Hills: they've now lost four in a row.
Yuma Catholic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Amanda Wiley, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Ximena Poo who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks. The contest was Wiley's eighth in a row with at least ten points.
Yuma Catholic has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Fountain Hills, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Yuma Catholic will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Ironwood at 3:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Ironwood is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak. Fountain Hills won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Holbrook at 3:00 p.m. on December 30, 2023. Hopefully Holbrook focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
