The Hill City Ringnecks waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They snuck past Norton with a 66-60 win. 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 Hill City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dylan Gansel, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Nuss, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Norton lost, one person who can't be blamed is Eli Jones. Despite the final result, he scored 28 points. Roman Hauser was another key contributor, almost dropping a triple-double on 14 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists.
He wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Norton were working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hill City only posted three assists.
Hill City's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Norton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4.
Hill City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cimarron at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cimarron will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while Norton is ranked 77th).
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