Sedgwick County hasn't had much luck against Wray recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Sedgwick County Cougars will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Wray Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Sedgwick County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
While Sedgwick County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Merino 54-38 back in December of 2024. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Rams are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/21/24 vs Merino | 20 |
| 12/08/23 vs Hoehne | 16 |
| 03/01/24 vs Mancos | 15 |
| 02/15/24 vs Fleming | 14 |
| 12/19/24 vs Haxtun | 14 |
Sedgwick County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxon Carlson led the charge by going 8 for 18 on his way to 20 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Carlson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Ehmke, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Wray beat Holyoke 53-47 on Saturday.
Sedgwick County better focus on containing Aaron Tena and Adonay Gonzalez as the pair were huge in Wray's win. Tena dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards, while Gonzalez went 7 of 9 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Trejo, who posted six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Wray smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
The win made it two in a row for Sedgwick County and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Wray, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sedgwick County has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 45.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Wray struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Sedgwick County ended up a good deal behind Wray in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 55-41. Can Sedgwick County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
