The St. Mary's Academy Wildcats and Yuma squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the St. Mary's Academy Wildcats had to settle for second. They fell 37-26 to the. St. Mary's Academy's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's Academy still got an impressive performance from Isabel Hernandez, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Hernandez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hazel Mills, who scored four points along with six steals.
Yuma's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taryn Sheffield, who scored nine points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Ibanez, who scored three points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Yuma, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
St. Mary's Academy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against The Vanguard School on March 1st. Hopefully St. Mary's Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday. Yuma is on the road again on Friday and plays Brush on March 1st. Hopefully Yuma focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Saturday.
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