The Miami-Yoder Buffaloes are taking a road trip to take on the Kiowa Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Miami-Yoder is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Miami-Yoder is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Calhan on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Buffaloes had to suffer through a 60-29 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 110th).
Madison McKnight
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Despite the loss, Miami-Yoder saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Madison McKnight posted three points along with ten boards and eight steals. Those eight steals set a new season-high mark for McKnight. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Negron, who had six points and nine rebounds.
Kiowa played against Flatirons Academy on Saturday and lost via forfeit.
Miami-Yoder's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Kiowa, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Miami-Yoder came out on top in a nail-biter against Kiowa when the teams last played back in January of 2025, sneaking past 29-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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