The Syracuse Rockets will venture away from home to square off against the Yutan Chieftains at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Syracuse is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Syracuse came up short against Douglas County West and fell 64-52. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Falcon are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Yutan posted their closest win since February 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Louisville, sneaking past 47-44.
Yutan has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Syracuse, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-7.
Syracuse strolled past Yutan in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Syracuse since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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