Yuma easily dispatched The Vanguard School last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Outlaws fell just short of the McClave Cardinals by a score of 41-39 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Outlaws have suffered since January 17th.
Berkley Nighswonger
| 12/12/25 vs McClave | 67% |
| 12/06/25 @ The Vanguard School | 56% |
| 12/05/25 vs Wray | 63% |
| 12/02/25 @ Sterling | 50% |
When it comes to explaining why Yuma lost, don't look at Berkley Nighswonger. Despite the final result, she went 6-for-9 on her way to 15 points. Nighswonger has also also been stellar as far as field goal percentage is concerned: she's posted one of at least 50% every time she's hit the court this season. Carolina Ross was another key player, putting up ten points.
Abrielle Gomez had an outrageously good game for McClave as she shot 41% from the field en route to 16 points along with four steals and four blocks. That's the most blocks Gomez has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Addison Vallejos, who had ten points and six steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Yuma fell to 3-1. As for McClave, the victory (which was their 11th in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Yuma didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-26 defeat against Sidney on the 13th. As for McClave, they have also already played their next contest, a 53-40 loss against Fleming on the 13th.
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