LaCrosse and Ness City are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The LaCrosse Leopards will face off against the Ness City Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. LaCrosse is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, LaCrosse came up short against Macksville and fell 64-51. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Mustangs are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ness City). They put the hurt on Wheatland-Grinnell with a sharp 74-48 victory on Friday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 51.3 points per game.
Ness City's win came from a few key players LaCrosse will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cadyn Harley, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakoda McDonald, who went 7 for 13 en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Ness City was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Ness City's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for LaCrosse, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Everything came up roses for LaCrosse against Ness City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 75-31 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for LaCrosse since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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