Yuma Catholic gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Central Spartans 65-33. The Shamrocks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
Amanda Wiley went supernova for Yuma Catholic, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 20 rebounds. Wiley has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 26 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gwen Thrower, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Yuma Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only posted four.
Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Julianna Estrada, who posted eight points. The dominant performance also gave Estrada a new career-high in threes (two). Rhyanna Velasco-Martinez was another key player, scoring eight points in addition to two blocks.
Yuma Catholic has already played their next contest, a 61-55 defeat against Seton Catholic on the 26th. As for Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 65-19 loss against Orange Lutheran on the 22nd.
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