The Yates Center Wildcats dropped Thursday’s Three Rivers League showdown against Jayhawk-Linn 53-34.
The Wildcats struggled out of the gate with the Jayhawks jumping out to a 29-7 lead by halftime and only adding to their advantage from there.
Yates Center junior guard Cayten Cummings had a team-leading 17 points, followed by senior guard Kinley Morrison with 7 points and sophomore guard McKynzee Burkholder with 5 points and senior forward Aubrey Chambers had a bucket.
With the loss, the Wildcats dropped to 6-9 overall and 3-4 in the TRL.
On Friday, the Wildcats faced Altoona-Midway. Results were not available by press time. They host Uniontown Tuesday. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
