The Youngker Roughriders will head out on the road to take on the Washington Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Youngker focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Youngker came up short against Kofa and fell 57-50.
Youngker's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tasean Smith, who scored 17 points, and Ares Chambers who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That's the first time this season that Smith scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Williams, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Washington suffered their biggest defeat since December 7, 2023 on Monday. They were beaten by Buckeye 82-53. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Washington in their matchups with Buckeye: they've now lost eight in a row.
Youngker now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Washington, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-14.
Youngker came up short against Washington in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 70-65. Can Youngker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
