Altoona-Midway hasn't had much luck against Yates Center recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. Altoona-Midway is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
Altoona-Midway managed to keep up with Flinthills until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. Altoona-Midway might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Flinthills an easy 63-42 win. While the Jets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 15-9 in the first quarter.
| 12/17/24 vs Flinthills | 5 |
| 12/13/24 vs Southern Coffey County | 12 |
| 12/12/24 vs Hartford | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Marais des Cygnes Valley | 6 |
| 12/06/24 vs Hartford | 8 |
Altoona-Midway might have lost, but man, William Stackhouse was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Stackhouse has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 26 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kieran Foster, who posted 11 points.
Even though they lost, Altoona-Midway smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Yates Center was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 51-40 to Uniontown. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Eagles are ranked 105th).
Yates Center's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Altoona-Midway, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Altoona-Midway against Yates Center in their previous matchup back in February, as the team secured a 69-26 victory. Will Altoona-Midway repeat their success, or does Yates Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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