The South Central Timberwolves came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Hodgeman County 70-53. Given South Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Hodgeman County is ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Hodgeman County still got an impressive performance from Owen Reece, who scored 26 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 49.1% of Hodgeman County's points, marking the 19th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Reece, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
South Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Hodgeman County, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
South Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-38 victory vs. Ingalls on the 20th. Hodgeman County has also already played their next game, a 84-70 loss against Macksville on the 20th.
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