Yerington's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Oasis Academy Bighorns as the Yerington Lions made off with a 55-35 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 58-47 back in December of 2024.
Leading Yerington to victory were Kenneth Picotte and Colby Rowe. Picotte dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards, while Rowe dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Rowe a new career-high in rebounds. Paxtyn Drake was another key player, putting up seven points and 12 boards.
Yerington was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oasis Academy only posted six assists.
Oasis Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trevor Barrenchea, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, and Fenn Mackedon, who posted 14 points. That was a full 40% of Oasis Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Yerington's record is now 10-6. As for Oasis Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Yerington will look to defend their home court on Friday against West Wendover at 7:30 p.m. West Wendover knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Yerington likes a good challenge. As for Oasis Academy, they will face off against Coral Academy of Science - Reno at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oasis Academy is facing Coral Academy of Science - Reno at the right time seeing as Coral Academy of Science - Reno is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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