Holcomb won the last time they faced Cimarron and things went their way on Friday too. The Holcomb Longhorns breezed by the Cimarron Bluejays to the tune of 64-29. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Bluejays are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Cimarron had strong showings from Trace Kopper, who went 5 for 12 en route to 12 points, and Colby Wilson, who posted five points. That was a full 41.4% of Cimarron's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Longhorns
| 01/10/25 @ Cimarron | 64-29 |
| 01/07/25 @ Goodland | 59-55 |
| 12/14/24 @ Plainville | 56-44 |
| 12/13/24 @ St. John | 45-33 |
| 12/06/24 @ Syracuse | 60-33 |
| + 5 more games |
Holcomb pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cimarron, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Holcomb didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-44 defeat against Lakin on the 14th. As for Cimarron, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-34 loss against Goodland on the 17th.
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