Yuma waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They snuck past the Merino Rams with a 48-42 win. The 48-point effort marked the Outlaws' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 01/28/25 vs Merino | 24 |
| 01/24/25 @ Highland | 17 |
| 01/21/25 vs Platte Valley | 22 |
| 01/18/25 @ Eaton | 15 |
| 01/17/25 vs Brush | 20 |
Yuma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Sheffield out in front who posted 24 points and seven steals. The game was Sheffield's 14th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Pensado, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten steals.
Yuma's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Merino, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Yuma wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 85-64 victory against Frontier Academy on the 31st. As for Merino, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-38 win against Caliche on the 31st.
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