Dighton is 4-0 against Western Plains/Healy since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dighton Hornets will look to defend their home court against Western Plains/Healy at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dighton has three straight victories, Western Plains/Healy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dighton can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wichita County as Dighton made off with a 59-33 win. With Dighton ahead 27-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Carson Shimer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 23 rebounds. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Daniel Cramer, who scored 21 points along with seven steals.
Meanwhile, Western Plains/Healy pushed their score all the way to 57 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Triplains/Brewster.
Dighton's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Western Plains/Healy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Dighton's way against Western Plains/Healy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Dighton made off with a 48-23 win. Does Dighton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western Plains/Healy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
