After flying high against Bourgade Catholic last Thursday, Palo Verde came back down to earth. The Palo Verde Titans fell just short of the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks by a score of 47-44 on Saturday. The match marked the Titans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Daniel Ortiz
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Palo Verde's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Ortiz, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points. Ortiz is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Adrian Powers, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Lucky Patane was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 16 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds for Yuma Catholic. Noe Zamudio was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Palo Verde moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. As for Yuma Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Palo Verde will take on Ironwood Ridge in a tournament on Thursday. As for Yuma Catholic, they will welcome Imperial at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Imperial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
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