The Yuma Outlaws will challenge the Wiggins Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yuma can't be too worried about heading out to take on Wiggins: they just beat Strasburg at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Yuma walked away with a 35-25 victory over Strasburg on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Wiggins strolled past Brush with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 47-28. The Tigers pushed the score to 39-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Beetdiggers cut but never quite recovered from.
Yuma better focus on containing Kennedy Kerr and Karsyn Kerr as the pair were huge in Wiggins' win. Kennedy shot 42% from the field on her way to 23 points along with five boards and three steals, while Karsyn went 5-for-11 to rack up 11 points and eight rebounds. Karsyn continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Haedynn Epple, who posted six points.
Wiggins was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 9-1 when they've passed the ball that well.
Wiggins has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points on average over those games. The win got Yuma back to even at 11-11.
Yuma came up short against Wiggins in their previous meeting back in February, falling 39-34. Can Yuma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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