Parker lost against Yuma Catholic back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Parker Broncs fell 73-63 to the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks. While losing is never fun, the Broncs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 21st).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yuma Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lucky Patane, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 21 points in addition to six boards and four steals. With that strong performance, Patane is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sir Stokes, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 19 points.
Parker's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-3. As for Yuma Catholic, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Parker will face off against Tonopah Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Yuma Catholic, they will square off against Odyssey Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Odyssey Institute: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Yuma Catholic has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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