Tombstone lost against Morenci back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tombstone Yellow Jackets lost 72-50 to the Morenci Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Wildcats are ranked 100th).
Morenci's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Abraham Cortez, who posted 19 points. The dominant performance gave Cortez a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aymen Abdulqader, who earned 17 points.
Tombstone's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-17. As for Morenci, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Tombstone didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-39 win against Valley Union on the 3rd. As for Morenci, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 77-47 victory against Santa Rita on the 3rd.
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