Eagles
| 01/21/25 vs Labette County | 88 |
| 01/14/25 vs Jefferson West | 73 |
| 12/17/24 @ Rossville | 72 |
| 12/20/24 vs Hiawatha | 70 |
| 12/13/24 @ Centralia | 67 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Silver Lake). They blew past the Labette County Grizzlies 88-65 on Tuesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Grizzlies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kegan Bates, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Bates a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Hestand, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points.
The victory (which was Silver Lake's third in a row) raised their record to 6-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for Labette County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Silver Lake wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 97-88 win against Burlington on the 24th. As for Labette County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-62 loss against Girard on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
