The Caliche Buffaloes struggled with threes on Tuesday (the Y Yuma had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Caliche was outmatched by Y at home and fell 72-32. Caliche has struggled against Y recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Caliche's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Orran Adolf, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Y found their leader in underclassman Brody Sheffield, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cristian Duarte, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Caliche has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Y, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Caliche will be playing in front of their home fans against Briggsdale at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Caliche focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Tuesday. As for Y, they will head out on the road to take on Byers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Byers is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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