Preview: De Soto Wildcats vs. Bonner Springs Braves
De Soto has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bonner Springs Braves at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, De Soto didn't have too much trouble with Lansing on the road as they won 71-54. Given De Soto's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Lansing is ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bonner Springs entered their tilt with Ottawa with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Bonner Springs came out on top against Ottawa by a score of 77-69 on Friday.
Bonner Springs relied on the efforts of Kalen Streit, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and six assists, and Jason Jones, who scored 26 points along with three steals. Jones has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Corey Rolfe jr., who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
De Soto's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for Bonner Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for De Soto against Bonner Springs in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 86-53 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bonner Springs' Tavian Cruse, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for De Soto to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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