The Yorktown Tigers have not done well against the Muncie Central Bearcats recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Yorktown came out on top against Muncie Central by a score of 43-30. The win made it back-to-back wins for Yorktown.
Jacob Grim was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Tyler, who scored seven points.
Muncie Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being DeMarkis Cole, who scored 12 points. Xaviya Cook was another key contributor, scoring four points along with three steals.
Yorktown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Muncie Central, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yorktown will challenge Wapahani at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Muncie Central, they will head out on the road to square off against McCutcheon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Muncie Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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