Basketball Recap: Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Piles Up the Points Against Herington

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Rural Vista [Hope/White City] on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Herington Railroaders out of the water with a 63-29 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Heat had established a 33 point advantage.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kole Riedy out in front who went 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Carpenter, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Mason Mortensen and Pierce Schelesner certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Mortensen put up 17 points and five rebounds, while Schelesner had seven points.

Heat

Previous 5 Games

12/17/24 @ Herington	63-29
12/14/24 vs Council Grove	35-31
12/13/24 vs Centre	60-31
12/12/24 vs Chase County	54-45
12/06/24 @ Canton-Galva	68-55

The victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Herington, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Rural Vista [Hope/White City] will take on Blue Valley in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rural Vista [Hope/White City] is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season. Herington and Peabody-Burns will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.