Yates has won four straight games at home, while Hamshire-Fannett has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Yates Lions will host the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Yates has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Yates is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Washington: they outscored them in every quarter. Yates was the clear victor by a 67-43 margin over Washington on Tuesday. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Karneshia Smith
| 02/04/25 vs Washington | 5 |
| 01/31/25 @ Northside | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Worthing | 5 |
| 01/25/25 vs North Forest | 11 |
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Karneshia Smith and Taniyah Cooper were among the main playmakers for Yates as the former went 10 for 16 en route to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. Smith is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Colliah Smith was another key player, putting up eight points.
Yates smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hamshire-Fannett didn't have too much trouble with Liberty on Tuesday as they won 53-37.
Hamshire-Fannett's win came from a few key players Yates will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Olivia Moore, who went 9 of 17 on her way to 22 points and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Hamshire-Fannett's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Speight, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
Yates has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Hamshire-Fannett, their victory bumped their record up to 25-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Yates has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 32.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Hamshire-Fannett struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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