Recap: Yorktown Tigers vs. Anderson Indians
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Yorktown Tigers ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Anderson 74-72. The win was familiar territory for Yorktown who now have five in a row.
Kieran Tewari was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and 1 assists. Those 28 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Moulton, who scored 13 points.
Anderson lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Damien King, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Javon Warfield was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Anderson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Yorktown will look to defend their home court on January 5th against Westfield at 7:30 p.m. As for Anderson, they will head out on the road to face off against Pendleton Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pendleton Heights has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
