Yutan posted their closest victory since February 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 47-44 win over the Louisville Lions. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Lions are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Louisville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Houston Klein, who posted 11 points. Those 11 points gave Klein a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Abbott, who scored ten points.
Yutan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Louisville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Yutan will be playing at home against Syracuse at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yutan is facing Syracuse at the right time seeing as Syracuse is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Louisville has already played their next contest (against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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