Preview: Dighton Hornets vs. Rawlins County Buffaloes
Dighton is 2-8 against Rawlins County since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dighton Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. Dighton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Dighton scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 61-47 win over Wheatland-Grinnell. Dighton pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit Wheatland-Grinnell cut but never quite recovered from.
Lani Speer was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 16 times she's played. Kenzie Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Rawlins County came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Golden Plains, posting a 56-21 victory on the road. Given Rawlins County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Golden Plains is ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dighton's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Rawlins County, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Dighton lost to Rawlins County on the road by a decisive 42-23 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Dighton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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