The Sandhills/Thedford Knights won the last time they faced the Mullen Broncos, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Sandhills/Thedford snuck past Mullen with a 43-38 win. Given Sandhills/Thedford's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Mullen is ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Mullen lost, one person who can't be blamed is Peyton Paxton. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Paxton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Georgia Wingebach was another key contributor, scoring five points along with three steals.
Sandhills/Thedford is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Mullen, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Sandhills/Thedford will head out on the road to challenge Cody-Kilgore on Friday. As for Mullen, they will be playing at home against Sandhills Valley on Thursday. Mullen is facing Sandhills Valley at the right time seeing as Sandhills Valley is stuck on a 18-game losing streak.
