Resurrection Christian has won 15 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Yuma has won 15 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Resurrection Christian Cougars will welcome the Yuma Outlaws at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Resurrection Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 contests.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Resurrection Christian against Highland as the team secured a 69-41 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Yuma entered their game against Windsor Charter Academy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Yuma fell just short of Windsor Charter Academy by a score of 75-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Outlaws still had to take the loss.
Resurrection Christian will have to contain Brody Sheffield as he made an impact in Yuma's last game. He posted 33 points. The dominant performance gave Sheffield a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Thomson, who had 14 points.
Resurrection Christian's victory bumped their record up to 19-0. As for Yuma, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 16-3.
Resurrection Christian strolled past Yuma in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 by a score of 55-38. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Yuma's Trevor Kirchenslager, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Resurrection Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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