While it was all tied up 15-15 at halftime, the Central Spartans were not quite the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks's equal in the second half on Thursday. Central fell to Yuma Catholic 39-33. Central has struggled against Yuma Catholic recently, as their contest on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Central's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maryanne Barrett, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya McClain, who scored 8 points along with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Central struggled to work together and finished the game with only a assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Yuma Catholic racked up ten.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yuma Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kimora Coleman, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Amanda Wiley was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Yuma Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Central will square off against Brawley at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday. As for Yuma Catholic, they will face off against Calexico at 6:05 p.m. on Friday. Calexico will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 221st in California, while Yuma Catholic is ranked 37th in Arizona).
