Basketball Recap: Yosemite Comes Up Short

Yosemite played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 52-32 to the Sierra Chieftains. The Badgers haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Yosemite lost, don't look at Jadyn Johnson. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 boards. That's the most rebounds Johnson has posted since back in February of 2024.

Even though they lost, Yosemite smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.2 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 11.9.

Kinley Ferguson went supernova for Sierra, putting up 17 points along with eight boards and eight steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Betty Burley, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals.

Yosemite's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-14. As for Sierra, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

Yosemite wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 56-45 loss against Parlier on the 24th. As for Sierra, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-24 victory against Fowler on the 24th.