The Page Sand Devils will challenge the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Page comes in on 12 and Yuma Catholic on 17.
Page is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Tuba City: they outscored them in every quarter. Page was the clear victor by a 74-49 margin over Tuba City on Monday. The Sand Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Tyree Stingley
| 02/03/25 vs Tuba City | 17 |
| 01/30/25 @ Monument Valley | 9 |
| 01/28/25 @ Chinle | 1 |
| 01/24/25 @ Window Rock | 12 |
| 01/17/25 @ Ganado | 6 |
| + 19 more games |
Joseph Benally and Tyree Stingley were among the main playmakers for Page as the former went 15 for 31 to rack up 34 points and seven steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 15 points and 17 rebounds. With that strong performance, Stingley is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Jackson Smith, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Page was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tuba City only posted three assists.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Yuma Catholic against Chino Valley on Thursday as the team secured a 99-29 win. That looming 99-29 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Shamrocks yet this season.
Page better keep an eye on Sir Stokes. He was instrumental in Yuma Catholic's win, going 9 of 11 en route to 22 points and six steals. Stokes is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last seven games he's played. Ellijah Braveheart was another key player, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards.
Page pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive boards: they averaged an imposing 15.33 offensive rebounds in those games compared to only 15.33 in the others. As for Yuma Catholic, their record now sits at 22-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Page has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Yuma Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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