The Yuma Criminals's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They took a 62-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thunderbird. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Yuma in their matchups with Thunderbird: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Yuma still got an impressive performance from Andrew Mosqueda, who scored 13 points along with four steals and two blocks. Mosqueda hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorge Moreno, who scored nine points.
Yuma bumped their record down to 8-3 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Thunderbird, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Yuma will be playing in front of their home fans against Shadow Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Shadow Mountain focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday. As for Thunderbird, they will head out on the road to challenge Greenway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenway will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings (they are ranked 269th, while Thunderbird is ranked 59th).
