The Maize Eagles will square off against the Heights Falcons on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Maize comes in on five and Heights on three.
Maize is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They strolled past Topeka with points to spare, taking the game 68-53. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Trojans are ranked 61st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Heights over Garden City in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Falcons blew the Buffaloes out of the water with an 82-30 final score. The matchup marked the Falcons' most dominant victory of the season.
Maize better focus on containing Jalihn Timmons and Tyson Phillips as the pair were huge in Heights' win. Timmons went 7-for-8 to rack up 20 points, while Phillips dropped a double-double with 13 points and 14 boards. Timmons' big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Jamari Merriweather, who posted ten points.
Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2025.
Maize's win bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Maize couldn't quite get it done against Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2025 as they fell 65-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timmons, who shot 59% from the field on his way to 29 points and four steals. Now that the Eagles know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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