Basketball Game Preview: South Central Timberwolves vs. Pawnee Heights Tigers

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Previous Games

12/01/23 - Home	67-22 W
12/02/22 - Away	72-65 W
02/11/22 - Home	45-38 W
02/12/21 - Away	71-50 W
02/14/20 - Home	70-43 W
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South Central has gone 10-0 against Pawnee Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 8:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Central has three straight victories, Pawnee Heights has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Two weeks ago, South Central humbled Skyline with a 56-27 victory. Fans of the Timberwolves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-12, which was the final score in Pawnee Heights' tilt against Spearville last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Lancers are ranked 49th).

Cody Holste was Pawnee Heights' leading scorer, having posted five points. Holste also led the team in rebounds with three. Clayton Hammeke took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

South Central pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Pawnee Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Everything came up roses for South Central against Pawnee Heights in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 67-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.