ALA - Ironwood suffered their biggest defeat since January 5, 2024 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 75-46 loss at the hands of the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks. The Warriors lost against the Shamrocks in their previous head to head back in December of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 54-51 score last time.
Fernando Vazquez Lima continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Yuma Catholic, going 12-for-17 to rack up 27 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The dominant performance gave Vazquez Lima a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noe Zamudio, who posted 12 points and three steals.
ALA - Ironwood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 17-10 record this season. As for Yuma Catholic, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-2.
Looking ahead, ALA - Ironwood will welcome Thatcher at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thatcher knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully ALA - Ironwood likes a good challenge. As for Yuma Catholic, they are taking a road trip to square off against Valley Christian at 3:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Valley Christian is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Yuma Catholic a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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