Basketball Recap: Winnetonka's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Thursday

By Team Reports Feb 9, 2025, 5:19pm

Basketball Recap: Winnetonka Griffins vs. Smithville Warriors

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Previous Games

02/06/25 - Away64-50 W
03/02/24 - Home78-67 W
02/02/24 - Home77-63 W
02/03/23 - Away52-59 L
01/28/23 - Neutral39-71 L
+ 5 more games

Winnetonka hadn't done well against Smithville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Winnetonka Griffins took down the Smithville Warriors 64-50. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Warriors are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Winnetonka and bumps their season record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Smithville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Winnetonka wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 70-41 defeat against North Kansas City on the 7th. As for Smithville, they will take on Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

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