Worthing hasn't had much luck against Yates recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Worthing Colts will face off against the Yates Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Worthing is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Scarborough 106-54 on Saturday. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 508th, while the Spartans are ranked 1535th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/25/25 @ Scarborough | 21 |
| 12/17/24 vs Northside | 13 |
| 12/28/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 11 |
| 01/23/25 vs North Forest | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs Kashmere | 10 |
Worthing's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenneth Simpson, who posted 21 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Simpson a new career-high in points. Courtland Sloan was another key player, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Yates had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Fighting Rams as they made off with a 75-55 win.
Yates is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Worthing, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-9.
Worthing might still be hurting after the 97-76 loss they got from Yates in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Worthing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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