It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Sabetha Bluejays challenge the Riley County Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sabetha has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Riley County will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Sabetha took a blow against Holton, falling 40-11. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Wildcats are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, everything went Riley County's way against Rossville on Tuesday as Riley County made off with a 55-33 victory. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Riley County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.5 points. As for Sabetha, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Sabetha couldn't quite finish off Riley County in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 and fell 26-24. Can Sabetha avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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