The Stanton County Trojans will take on the Sterling Black Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stanton County will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stanton County had no problem doing just that on Monday. They secured a 62-58 W over the Bulldogs. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stanton County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryan Callegas, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Callegas is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was David Crane, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sterling faced Moundridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sterling fell just short of Moundridge by a score of 54-52. Sterling's loss signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak.
Stanton County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Sterling, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-2.
Stanton County took a serious blow against Sterling in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 55-27. Can Stanton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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