Wray hasn't had much luck against Yuma recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wray Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Yuma Outlaws at 7:00 p.m.
Wray is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They lost 65-44 to Highland. The game was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Eagles struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yuma). They blew past Frontier Academy 85-64 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Outlaws sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Wray better focus on containing Brody Sheffield and Jonathan Thomson as the pair were huge in Yuma's win. Sheffield posted 32 points and eight rebounds, while Thomson dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Sheffield's evening made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Iann Duran, who earned six points.
Yuma smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Yuma is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Wray, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Wray came up short against Yuma in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 59-49. Can Wray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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