Basketball Game Preview: Wallace County Wildcats vs. Wichita County Indians

The Wallace County Wildcats will head out to challenge the Wichita County Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

On Friday, Wallace County got the win against St. Francis by a conclusive 60-34. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-16.

Meanwhile, Wichita County waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Trojans 67-42. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Trojans are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Wichita County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points over those games. As for Wallace County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.

Wallace County came up short against Wichita County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 54-42. Can Wallace County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.