The Park Hill Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kearney Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Park Hill's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Kearney has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Park Hill has not done well against Staley recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Park Hill took down Staley 49-34. The victory was all the more spectacular given Park Hill's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Staley is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Kearney was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 35-31 to Grandview.
Despite the loss, Kearney had strong showings from Brooke Paalhar, who scored 14 points along with six steals and five rebounds, and Alyssa Quick, who scored eight points along with two steals. Paalhar has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Park Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Kearney, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-20.
Park Hill beat Kearney 56-43 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Does Park Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kearney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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