Basketball Recap: Hesston Skates Past Eureka with Ease

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01/21/25 @ Eureka	64
12/17/24 @ Smoky Valley	56
12/12/24 vs Garden Plain	54
12/06/24 @ Southeast of Saline	54
12/13/24 @ Rose Hill	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hesston). They really took it to the Eureka Tornadoes for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-21 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-10.

Eureka lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tyson Coon, who posted ten points. Cole Ptacek was another key player, putting up five points.

Hesston pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Eureka, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.

Hesston has already played their next contest, a 58-40 win against Hillsboro on the 24th. As for Eureka, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-33 loss against Remington on the 24th.