Preview: Prairie View Buffalos vs. Anderson County Bulldogs
Prairie View is 2-8 against Anderson County since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Prairie View Buffalos' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Anderson County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 92-38, which was the final score in Prairie View's tilt against Burlington last Friday. While losing is never fun, Prairie View can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Burlington is ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Anderson County was the victim of a tough 80-54 loss at the hands of Wellsville on Tuesday. Anderson County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Anderson County got a solid performance out of Noah Porter, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Porter hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Wheat, who scored 14 points.
Prairie View has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Anderson County, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Prairie View might still be hurting after the 52-29 defeat they got from Anderson County in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Porter, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Prairie View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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