Basketball Game Preview: Rossville Bulldogs vs. Riley County Falcons

By Team Reports Jan 12, 2025, 5:56am

Basketball Preview: Rossville Bulldogs vs. Riley County Falcons

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Rossville and Riley County are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Rossville Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riley County Falcons on Tuesday. One thing working in Rossville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Rossville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hiawatha just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Red Hawks by a score of 57-55. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Red Hawks are ranked 184th).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riley County). They came out on top against Jefferson West by a score of 63-55 on Friday.

Riley County's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Rossville, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.

Rossville beat Riley County 50-37 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Rossville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riley County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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