Preview: Meade Buffaloes vs. Southwestern Heights Mustangs
Meade is 9-1 against Southwestern Heights since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Meade Buffaloes will head out on the road to challenge the Southwestern Heights Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Southwestern Heights took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Meade, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Meade gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Minneola with a sharp 51-31 win. Given Meade's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Minneola is ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-32, which was the final score in Southwestern Heights' tilt against Wichita County on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southwestern Heights in their matchups with Wichita County: they've now lost four in a row.
Meade is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Southwestern Heights, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Meade was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwestern Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 46-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meade since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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