Basketball Recap: North Kansas City Continues Home Dominance on Monday

North Kansas City won the last time they faced Kearney and things went their way on Monday too. The North Kansas City Hornets managed a 42-37 victory over the Kearney Bulldogs. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kearney's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooke Paalhar, who posted nine points and four steals. Paalhar has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kennedi Casey, who put up seven points.

Hornets

Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/03/25 vs Kearney	42-37
01/27/25 vs Park Hill	58-54
01/22/25 vs St. Michael the Archangel	68-48
01/20/25 vs Liberty	45-35

North Kansas City pushed their record up to 11-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points over those games. As for Kearney, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-11.

North Kansas City has already played their next match (against Blue Valley North), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Kearney, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-37 loss against Liberty on the 5th.