Basketball Recap: Dighton Drops Season-High Score on Triplains/Brewster

Hornets

Team Score (Highest)

02/18/25 vs Triplains/Brewster	78
02/11/25 vs Wichita County	59
01/07/25 vs Ness City	55
12/13/24 @ Quinter	53
01/17/25 vs St. Francis	51

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dighton). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Triplains/Brewster Titans 78-23. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Titans are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dighton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carlie Speer, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Speer a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Lani Speer, who went 10-for-17 to rack up 21 points and eight boards.

Dighton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 35 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.

Dighton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. Triplains/Brewster is on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.

Dighton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-42 loss against Rawlins County on the 21st. As for Triplains/Brewster, they have also already played their next game, a 64-19 defeat against Wheatland-Grinnell on the 21st.