After soaring to 62 points the game before, Sterling was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They were dealt a 57-27 defeat at the hands of the Yuma Outlaws. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Jacob Slade and Ethan Thyne certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Slade posted 12 points, while Thyne had seven points.
Brody Sheffield was his usual excellent self, putting up 28 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds for Yuma. The matchup was Sheffield's third in a row with at least 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Thomson, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten boards.
Sterling's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Yuma, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Sterling and Yuma are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Sterling will square off against Basalt on Friday. Basalt has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 194 points over their last three games. As for Yuma, they will take on Monte Vista on Friday. Yuma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.1 points per game this season.
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