On Tuesday, Platteview faced Ashland-Greenwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Platteview Trojans pulled ahead with a 58-57 photo finish over the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays. For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 65-33 victory the Bluejays walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Platteview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxon Adams led the charge by going 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sully Vanosdall, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 15 points.
Trojans
| 01/14/25 vs Ashland-Greenwood | 58-57 |
| 01/10/25 @ Mount Michael Benedictine | 48-42 |
| 01/07/25 @ Roncalli Catholic | 66-35 |
The win (which was Platteview's third in a row) raised their record to 10-3. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they moved to 10-2 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Platteview will host Wahoo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wahoo's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Lincoln Lutheran at 7:45 p.m. Lincoln Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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