On Friday, Piper faced Heights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Piper Pirates had just enough and edged the Heights Falcons out 56-54. The 56-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Heights' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Amalachi Wilkins, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 boards, and Chase Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Wilkins a new career-high in points. Jalihn Timmons was another key player, putting up ten points.
Pirates
| 01/24/25 vs Heights | 56-54 |
| 01/23/25 vs Andover Central | 65-48 |
| 01/17/25 vs Basehor-Linwood | 71-54 |
| 01/14/25 vs Shawnee Heights | 67-50 |
| 01/11/25 vs Mill Valley | 75-62 |
| + 2 more games |
The victory was the seventh in a row for Piper, bringing their record for this year to 9-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Heights, the defeat snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 10-1 record.
Piper will venture away from home to square off against Leavenworth at 7:15 p.m. on January 31st. Piper knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Leavenworth likes a good challenge. As for Heights, they will challenge North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63 points per game this season.
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