
Shamrocks
01/14/25 @ Odyssey Institute | 78 |
01/07/25 vs Sabino | 76 |
01/10/25 @ Parker | 73 |
01/03/25 vs Tolleson | 67 |
11/26/24 @ Seton Catholic | 64 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yuma Catholic). They breezed by the Odyssey Institute Minotaur to the tune of 78-17 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Shamrocks have posted since February 3, 2024.
Yuma Catholic had a senior duo take command as Sir Stokes went 7 for 8 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and four steals and Fernando Vazquez Lima went 7 of 11 en route to 14 points along with six steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave Vazquez Lima a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucky Patane, who went 5 of 9 en route to 10 points and five rebounds.
Yuma Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Yuma Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Odyssey Institute, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Yuma Catholic will welcome Tonopah Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yuma Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Tonopah Valley likes a good challenge. Odyssey Institute has already played their next contest (against Parker), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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