Smoky Valley played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Hillsboro Trojans 62-32. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Trojans are ranked 69th).
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ty Heitschmidt, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. That was a full 37.5% of Smoky Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Dakota Dankenbring also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Smoky Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Hillsboro, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-6-1.
Looking ahead, Smoky Valley will head out on the road to take on Hesston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hillsboro, they will face off against Council Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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