The Winfield Vikings's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight defeat. They fell 40-33 to Buhler. Winfield was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Buhler apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
When it comes to explaining why Winfield lost, one person who can't be blamed is Christian Moree. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 42.4% of Winfield's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Shelton, who scored five points along with two steals.
Winfield's defeat was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Buhler, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.
Winfield will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Circle at 7:30 p.m. Winfield will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 257th, while Circle is ranked 20th). As for Buhler, they will head out on the road to square off against Mulvane at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Buhler will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Mulvane is ranked 64th).
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