Trego was the 39-36 winner over Rawlins County when they last played one another back in February of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Trego Golden Eagles were dealt a 56-28 defeat at the hands of the Rawlins County Buffaloes on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 23rd).
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Morgan Brown, who posted nine points and three steals. Bailey Ziegler was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.
Rawlins County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tayten Dewey out in front who put up 20 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayte Shively, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Trego is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for Rawlins County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Trego will host Hill City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rawlins County, they will venture away from home to challenge Wallace County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rawlins County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season.
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