Basketball Recap: Yerington Piles Up the Points Against Sage Ridge

Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/12/25 vs Sage Ridge	73-32
12/09/25 @ North Tahoe	65-47
12/06/25 vs Mineral County	75-64
12/06/25 vs Bishop Union	56-28
12/05/25 vs Eureka	70-37

Yerington extended their winning streak to five on Friday, bumping them up to 6-2. They blew past the Sage Ridge Scorpions, posting a 73-32 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 28 points or more this season.

As for Sage Ridge, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Yerington is ranked 15th).

When it comes to explaining why Sage Ridge lost, don't look at Taylor Sullins. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. The Scorpions are 2-1 when Sullins posts ten or more rebounds, but 1-3 otherwise.

Looking ahead, Yerington will be home for the holidays to greet Sierra Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sage Ridge, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Excel Christian at 11:00 a.m. on January 3, 2026.