The Hillsboro Trojans entered their tilt with the Nickerson Panthers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Hillsboro took down Nickerson 51-37 on Tuesday. Given Hillsboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Nickerson is ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Nickerson lost, one person who can't be blamed is Garrett Crossman. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Crossman has scored all season.
Hillsboro has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Nickerson, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Hillsboro will be playing at home against Pratt on Thursday. Pratt is coming into the game with seven straight victories on the road, so Hillsboro is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Nickerson, they will take on Hoisington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nickerson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
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