Wingate lost against Tohatchi back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Wingate Bears lost to the Tohatchi Cougars on the road by a 65-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Cougars are ranked 25th).
Kyle Yazzie was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds for Tohatchi. Yazzie's afternoon made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Valentino Dawes, who posted eight points and five boards.
Wingate's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Tohatchi, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 23-2.
Coming up, Wingate will be playing at home against Thoreau at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wingate is facing Thoreau at the right time seeing as Thoreau is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Tohatchi, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Zuni at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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