Preview: Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool Nighthawks vs. Wichita HomeSchool Warriors
The Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool Nighthawks will take on the Wichita HomeSchool Warriors in a holiday battle at TBD on Thursday at. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Kansas (Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool is ranked 54th, while Wichita HomeSchool is ranked 40th).
On Tuesday, Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool came up short against Centralia and fell 53-42.
Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lincoln Baum, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds, and Justin Mercer who scored four points along with seven rebounds and six blocks. Mercer has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Meier, who scored nine points.
Wichita HomeSchool has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season. They put the hurt on South Barber with a sharp 66-42 win on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Wichita HomeSchool.
Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Wichita HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool and Wichita HomeSchool were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool came up empty-handed after a 55-54 loss. Can Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
