The Blue Valley Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Manhattan Indians on Friday. Blue Valley is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Blue Valley challenged Shawnee Mission Northwest on Tuesday. The game between Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission Northwest didn't end well, with Blue Valley falling 58-43. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Cougars are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Manhattan came up short against Hayden on Friday and fell 54-47. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Manhattan suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 6-2. As for Blue Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Blue Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Manhattan in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blue Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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