Basketball Recap: Yutan Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Yutan won the last time they faced Syracuse and things went their way on Thursday too. The Yutan Chieftains enjoyed a cozy 46-28 victory over the Syracuse Rockets. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chieftains.

Among those leading the charge was Amelia Dieckman, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylee Tichota, who put up ten points.

Chieftains

Previous Games (Home)

02/06/25 vs Syracuse	46-28
01/28/25 vs Logan View/Scribner-Snyder	35-31
01/24/25 vs Palmyra	48-26
01/21/25 vs Ashland-Greenwood	55-22
01/18/25 vs Platteview	58-41
+ 2 more games

Yutan's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Syracuse, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yutan will welcome Malcolm at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Payton Dolliver and Tichota. Syracuse has already played their next matchup (against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.