Basketball Recap: Yamhill-Carlton Triumphs

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2025, 10:41am

Basketball Recap: Yamhill-Carlton Tigers vs. Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates

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Neah-Kah-Nie typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Yamhill-Carlton proved too difficult a challenge. They pulled ahead with a 47-46 photo finish over the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Pirates are ranked 54th).

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 @ Neah-Kah-Nie47-46
01/22/25 @ Corbett47-56
01/20/25 vs Rainier55-50
01/16/25 @ Warrenton40-60
01/14/25 vs Banks40-70

Yamhill-Carlton's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13. As for Neah-Kah-Nie, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 13-5.

Yamhill-Carlton will welcome Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Neah-Kah-Nie, they will head out to challenge Seaside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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