Basketball Recap: Piper Extends Winning Streak to Six

Pirates

Previous 6 Games

02/21/25 @ De Soto	61-55
02/13/25 vs Lansing	71-57
02/11/25 @ Turner	67-50
02/07/25 @ West	71-60
02/04/25 vs De Soto	57-54
01/31/25 @ Leavenworth	76-26

Piper entered their tilt with De Soto on Friday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 61-55 W against the De Soto Wildcats. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Wildcats are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Piper pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for De Soto, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Coming up, Piper is taking a road trip to face off against Basehor-Linwood at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for De Soto, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats take on the Lions on Tuesday.