Spring Hill was the 55-23 winner over Ottawa when they last played one another back in February of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Broncos took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cyclones on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Cyclones are ranked 12th).
Leah Askins Dieterich continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ottawa, going 8-for-18 en route to 25 points along with five boards and four steals. Askins Dieterich's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Price, who shot 60% from the field on her way to 15 points.
Spring Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Ottawa, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Spring Hill is set to face off against their familiar foe Louisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Ottawa will square off against rival Tonganoxie at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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