Braves
| 02/13/25 vs Cair Paravel | 51 |
| 02/07/25 @ McLouth | 67 |
| 02/04/25 vs Rock Creek | 44 |
| 01/31/25 vs Marion | 66 |
| 01/30/25 @ Osage City | 54 |
| + 12 more games |
Having just played yesterday, the Council Grove Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Hillsboro Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Council Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
On Thursday, Council Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Cair Paravel, taking the game 51-39. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Lions are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brycen Palmquist was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-17 en route to 25 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Kyzer Spittles was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They really took it to the Vikings for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-32 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 23 point advantage.
Council Grove has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Hillsboro, their record is now 10-6-1.
Council Grove came up short against Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 59-49. Can Council Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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