Stanton County is 8-2 against Sublette since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Stanton County Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sublette Larks at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Stanton County came up short against Wichita County and fell 63-50. While losing is never fun, Stanton County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Wichita County is ranked 27th).
Despite the loss, Stanton County saw an underclassman step up: Avery Scott dropped a double-double on 24 points and 19 rebounds. That was a full 48% of Stanton County's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Hallie Waldron was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, sadly, Sublette is still looking for their first win of the season after 19 games. The contest between them and Syracuse wasn't particularly close, with Sublette falling 49-31. Sublette has struggled against Syracuse recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Stanton County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Sublette, their loss was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-19.
Stanton County strolled past Sublette in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 44-25. Does Stanton County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sublette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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