The Salina Central Mustangs entered their tilt with the Valley Center Hornets with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Salina Central walked away with a 41-32 win over Valley Center on Friday. For Salina Central, this counts as revenge for the 34-23 loss Valley Center walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Salina Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Saniya Triplett, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and five steals. Triplett hasn't dropped below three steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Callan Hall, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Valley Center saw an underclassman step up: Taylor McDonald scored five points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Reese Bieker, who scored five points.
The victory got Salina Central back to even at 9-9. As for Valley Center, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Salina Central will square off against Haysville Campus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Haysville Campus will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while Salina Central is ranked 147th). As for Valley Center, they will head out on the road to challenge South at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Valley Center surely won't give up without a fight.
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