After flying high against The Colorado Springs School last Thursday, Miami-Yoder came back down to earth. The Miami-Yoder Buffaloes lost to the Hanover Hornets at home by a 49-35 margin on Saturday. The Buffaloes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hornets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Gavin Howard
| 02/08/25 vs Hanover | 2 |
| 02/06/25 @ The Colorado Springs School | 3 |
| 02/01/25 @ Cripple Creek-Victor | 7 |
| 01/28/25 @ Cotopaxi | 2 |
| 01/25/25 @ Pikes Peak Christian | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Manzanola | 6 |
When it comes to explaining why Miami-Yoder lost, don't look at Gavin Howard. Despite the final result, he posted 14 points and six rebounds. Howard has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played.
Tyler Decker was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards for Hanover. That's the most rebounds Decker has posted since back in December of 2024. Junior Diaz was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Miami-Yoder's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Hanover, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 10-7.
Looking ahead, Miami-Yoder will face off against Genoa-Hugo/Karval at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hanover will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Aguilar at 5:00 p.m. on February 18th.
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