The Yates Center Wildcats will take on the Cherryvale Chargers in a tournament on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Yates Center is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 59-17 loss at the hands of Madison. The Wildcats' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cherryvale unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 76-31 loss at the hands of Riverton on Friday. The Chargers just can't catch a break and have now endured 11 defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Yates Center came up short against Cherryvale when the teams last played back in January, falling 48-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherryvale's Leuie Umbarger, who went 6 for 13 en route to 19 points plus 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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