Highland was the 60-59 winner over Yuma when they last played one another back in January of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Huskies took a 40-22 bruising from the Outlaws on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Outlaws are ranked 31st).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yuma to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taryn Sheffield, who posted 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That's the most assists Sheffield has posted since back in January of 2025. Another player making a difference was Berkley Nighswonger, who put up seven points and eight boards.
Highland has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Yuma, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Coming up, Highland will welcome Frontier Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Yuma, they will head out on the road to challenge Merino at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Outlaws will need to watch out since the Rams have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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