It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Ness City Eagles duke it out with the Trego Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday... Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ness City picked up another tournament win on Thursday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 37-36 win over Northern Valley.
| 12/12/24 vs Northern Valley | 17 |
| 01/23/24 vs Ellinwood | 14 |
| 02/05/24 vs Chase | 12 |
| 12/01/23 @ Macksville | 11 |
| 01/19/24 vs St. Francis | 11 |
Ness City can attribute much of their success to Ashlyn Tillitson, who went 8 of 20 on her way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Tillitson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rilan Turner, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Trego had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They strolled past Victoria with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 48-32.
Trego's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Ness City, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Ness City came out on top in a nail-biter against Trego in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 42-39. Does Ness City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trego turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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