Basketball Recap: Tombstone Skates Past Patagonia with Ease

Yellow Jackets

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 @ San Miguel	69
12/13/24 vs San Miguel	58
11/26/24 vs Patagonia	54
11/25/24 vs St. Augustine Catholic	47
12/14/24 vs Florence	44

Tombstone won the last time they faced Patagonia and things went their way on Monday too. The Tombstone Yellow Jackets blew past the Patagonia Lobos 49-5. The Yellow Jackets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 26 points or more this season.

Tombstone's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rachel Thursby, who posted eight points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ed'Jerrica Spencer, who earned eight points and five boards.

Tombstone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive games.

Tombstone is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Patagonia, they moved to 5-13 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Tombstone didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-13 win against Santa Rita on the 28th. As for Patagonia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 31-24 defeat against North Phoenix Preparatory Academy on the 28th.