The Youngker Roughriders were the 54-48 winner over the Kofa Kings when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Youngker fell 57-50 to Kofa on Thursday.
Kofa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Braveheart, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Braveheart has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times he's played. Calvin Barber was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Youngker now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Kofa, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-9.
Youngker will head out on the road to face off against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kofa won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cibola at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th.
