Preview: Yates Center Wildcats vs. Humboldt Cubs
Yates Center has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Humboldt Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yates Center will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 368th, while Humboldt is ranked 149th).
On Friday, Yates Center was beaten by Crest 67-28.
Meanwhile, Humboldt waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They strolled past Fredonia with points to spare, taking the game 51-32.
Humboldt got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Sterling out in front who scored 14 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sterling has scored all season. Sam Hull was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Yates Center's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Humboldt, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Yates Center was taken down by Humboldt 70-16 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hull, who scored 23 points along with five steals. Now that Yates Center knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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