Yuma Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They walked away with a 73-63 victory over the Parker Broncs. Given the Shamrocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Broncs are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yuma Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucky Patane led the charge by going 8 for 16 on his way to 21 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. With that strong performance, Patane is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sir Stokes, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 19 points.
Shamrocks
| 01/20/24 @ Tonopah Valley | 25 |
| 01/02/24 vs Odyssey Institute | 25 |
| 01/10/25 @ Parker | 21 |
| 01/10/24 @ Central | 21 |
| 02/03/24 vs River Valley | 21 |
Yuma Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Yuma Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Parker, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Yuma Catholic will head out to challenge Odyssey Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yuma Catholic is facing Odyssey Institute at the right time seeing as Odyssey Institute is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Parker, they will head out on the road to face off against Tonopah Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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