Yutan won the last time they faced Brownell Talbot and things went their way on Thursday too. The Yutan Chieftains put the hurt on the Brownell Talbot Raiders with a sharp 61-35 victory. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Raiders are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/09/25 vs Brownell Talbot | 18 |
| 12/19/23 vs Raymond Central | 15 |
| 12/15/23 vs Conestoga | 14 |
| 12/05/24 vs Elmwood-Murdock | 12 |
| 12/02/23 vs West Point-Beemer | 11 |
Yutan was led to victory by Mylee Tichota and Amelia Dieckman. Tichota posted 26 points, while Dieckman put up 18 points. Those 18 points gave Dieckman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Dieckman, who had six points.
Abbi Gibbs and Avery Nichols certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Gibbs dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards, while Nichols earned 14 points. That was a full 54.3% of Brownell Talbot's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
The win made it two in a row for Yutan and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Brownell Talbot, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Yutan won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Mead at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Yutan is facing Mead at the right time seeing as Mead is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Brownell Talbot, they will square off against Cedar Bluffs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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