The Yorktown Wildcats will square off against the Pettus Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Yorktown will be strutting in after a victory while Pettus will be coming in after a loss.
Yorktown will bounce into Friday's match after beating Skidmore-Tynan, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Yorktown came out on top in a nail-biter against Skidmore-Tynan on Tuesday, sneaking past 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since January 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, Pettus was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 56-50 to Kenedy.
Despite the defeat, Pettus saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hayleigh Cruz posted 23 points and three steals. That was a full 46% of Pettus' points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Celine Cantu was another key player, putting up eight points and six steals.
Yorktown's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Pettus, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Yorktown strolled past Pettus when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 44-27. Will Yorktown repeat their success, or does Pettus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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