The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will challenge the Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Yuma Catholic has seven straight wins, Blue Ridge has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Yuma Catholic is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Chino Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Yuma Catholic blew Chino Valley out of the water with a 66-12 final score. The Shamrocks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 20 points or more this season.
Amelia Borrallo
| 02/06/25 @ Chino Valley | 54% |
| 02/04/25 @ Tonopah Valley | 55% |
| 01/27/25 vs Kingman | 44% |
| 01/25/25 @ ALA - West Foothills | 30% |
| 01/18/25 @ River Valley | 75% |
Amelia Borrallo and Amanda Wiley were among the main playmakers for Yuma Catholic as the former went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points and eight steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Borrallo now owns an excellent 45.6% shooting accuracy. Kimora Coleman was another key player, putting up ten points and eight boards.
Yuma Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge had to suffer through a 51-22 loss at the hands of Snowflake. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Lobos are ranked 13th).
Yuma Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.7 points over those games. As for Blue Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Yuma Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 52-39. Does Yuma Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
