The Dighton Hornets will face off against the Hodgeman County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dighton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They breezed past Triplains/Brewster to the tune of 60-7. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Titans are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hodgeman County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Timberwolves by a score of 39-26.
Hodgeman County's win came from a few key players Dighton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ashlynn Beil, who posted ten points. Aidan Lonnberg was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Hodgeman County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Dighton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.6 points over those games. Hodgeman County's win bumped their record up to 15-5.
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