Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Yates' Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Lions

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Furr	22
12/19/24 vs Heights	20
12/20/24 vs Wheatley	10
12/21/24 vs Bellaire	-6
12/18/24 @ Washington	-12

Yates won the last time they faced Furr and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Yates Lions put the hurt on the Furr Brahmans with a sharp 76-54 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Yates is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Furr, they moved to 7-4 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Yates and Furr should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Yates (ranked 268th) will meet Scarborough (ranked 1496th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Furr (ranked 618th) will meet Northside (ranked 1474th) at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday.