Basketball Recap: Yates Center's Win Ends Three-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Yates Center won the last time they faced Chetopa and things went their way on Friday too. The Yates Center Wildcats walked away with a 50-40 win over the Chetopa Hornets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

When it comes to explaining why Chetopa lost, don't look at Lawrence Holt. Despite the final result, he posted 28 points. That was a full 70% of Chetopa's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Carter, who had five points.

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 @ Chetopa	50-40
01/28/25 vs Altoona-Midway	48-29
01/24/25 @ St. Paul	42-50
01/23/25 @ Cherryvale	24-50
01/21/25 vs Marmaton Valley	30-48

Yates Center's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Chetopa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.

Yates Center has already played their next game, a 62-37 loss against Oswego on the 4th. As for Chetopa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 58-45 defeat against Altoona-Midway on the 4th.