Preview: Herington Railroaders vs. Lyndon Tigers
Herington is 0-3 against Lyndon since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Herington Railroaders will head out on the road to square off against the Lyndon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Herington has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Lyndon will arrive with 24 straight wins.
Herington pushed their score all the way to 57 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Wabaunsee.
Herington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mason Mortensen, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds, and Tyus Becker who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Becker hasn't dropped below four steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Tristen Swarts, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lyndon stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They beat Madison by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 59-26. Given Lyndon's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Madison is ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Herington's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Lyndon, they pushed their record up to 20-0 with that win, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Herington was dealt a bruising 70-21 defeat at the hands of Lyndon when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Herington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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