The Derby Panthers will face off against the Seaman Vikings at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Derby sitting on ten straight wins and Seaman on 16 (dating back to last season).
Derby's tournament run continued when they took on Heights on Friday. Derby snuck past Heights with a 52-46 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Falcons are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Seaman made easy work of Shawnee Mission South on Friday and carried off a 70-45 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.
Seaman pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points per game. As for Derby, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Derby came up short against Seaman when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 45-39. Can Derby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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