This season hasn't been kind to the Yates Center Wildcats, who are still winless after their eighth contest. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 61-21 to Pleasanton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Yates Center in their matchups with Pleasanton: they've now lost three in a row.
Mario Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pleasanton, scoring 23 points along with nine assists and five rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least a third of Pleasanton's points. Tony Gillespie was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with six assists.
Yates Center's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Pleasanton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Yates Center on the road again on Tuesday and play against Anderson County at 8:00 p.m. on January 16th. One thing working in Anderson County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games. As for Pleasanton, they will head out on the road to challenge Erie at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Erie presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Pleasanton in Kansas (Erie is ranked 149th, while Pleasanton is ranked 299th).
