You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Yuma's strategy against San Luis on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Yuma Criminals blew the San Luis Sidewinders out of the water with a 91-25 final score. The Criminals pushed the score to 77-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sidewinders had no chance of recovering from.
Yuma was led to victory by Andy Mosqueda and Elliott Higuera. Mosqueda dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Higuera posted 17 points along with six steals. Mosqueda is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. Elijah Rattlar was another key player, earning 11 points along with two steals.
Yuma smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since the start of last season.
Yuma now has a winning record of 2-1. As for San Luis, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yuma will face off against Kofa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yuma is facing Kofa at the right time seeing as Kofa is stuck on a four-game losing streak. San Luis has already played their next contest (against Yuma), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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