Rams
| 02/07/25 vs Sedgwick County | 59 |
| 01/31/25 @ Caliche | 55 |
| 01/24/25 @ Haxtun | 55 |
| 02/04/25 @ Fleming | 49 |
| 01/11/25 vs Peetz | 45 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merino). They walked away with a 59-49 victory over the Sedgwick County Cougars on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Rams: when they faced off against the Cougars back in December of 2024, they had to take a 54-38 loss.
Despite the defeat, Sedgwick County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joshua Palic dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Palic is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Harens, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 15 points.
Merino is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. As for Sedgwick County, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-4.
Coming up, Merino will challenge Akron at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sedgwick County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-37 win against Briggsdale on the 8th.
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