Bucklin was the 71-54 winner over Macksville when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bucklin Red Aces fell 73-61 to the Macksville Mustangs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Mustangs are ranked 86th).
Macksville was led to victory by Nolan Adams and Diego Esparza. Adams dropped a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Esparza dropped a double-double with 29 points and ten boards. The matchup was Esparza's 26th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Grippin, who posted two points along with seven assists, five boards, and four steals.
Bucklin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Macksville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Looking ahead, Bucklin will venture away from home to face off against Satanta at 8:00 p.m. on February 21st. As for Macksville, they will host Otis-Bison at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Macksville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.6 points per game this season.
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