The Heartland Huskies will challenge the Fillmore Central Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Heartland turned things around against Superior on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 64-28 win over the Wildcats. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fillmore Central). They really took it to Superior for the full four quarters, racking up an 80-38 victory. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Heartland better keep an eye on Kiffin Theobald. He was instrumental in Fillmore Central's win, going 6 for 9 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Theobald has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Stoner, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 17 points.
Fillmore Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Fillmore Central pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Heartland, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
Heartland was dealt a bruising 69-26 loss at the hands of Fillmore Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Heartland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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