Republic County hasn't had much luck against Southeast of Saline recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Republic County Buffaloes are taking a road trip to square off against the Southeast of Saline Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
Republic County is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 30th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 44-38 heartbreaker at the hands of Classical. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Saints are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, Southeast of Saline didn't have too much trouble with Smoky Valley on Friday as they won 48-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Republic County better keep an eye on Gannon Jacobson. He was instrumental in Southeast of Saline's win, going 10 of 18 en route to 22 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals. The matchup was Jacobson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Tiernan Ptacek was another key player, going 6 for 7 on his way to 16 points.
Southeast of Saline smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Southeast of Saline's record is now 5-7. As for Republic County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Republic County suffered a grim 69-43 defeat to Southeast of Saline in their previous meeting on January 3rd. Can Republic County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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