The Norton Bluejays will face off against the Smith Center Redmen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norton has three straight wins, Smith Center has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Norton proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 30) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Decatur Community 28-26.
Meanwhile, Smith Center played a tough matchup on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Superior, falling 57-32. While losing is never fun, the Redmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 192nd in Kansas, while the Wildcats are ranked 43rd in Nebraska).
Smith Center's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Norton, they pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Norton strolled past Smith Center in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 36-20. Will Norton repeat their success, or does Smith Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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