The Sacred Heart Knights will challenge the Ellsworth Bearcats on Tuesday. Sacred Heart will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Sacred Heart didn't have too much trouble with Republic County as they won 57-41. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Buffaloes are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth beat Republic County 42-35 last Friday.
Sacred Heart's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. As for Ellsworth, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10.
Sacred Heart came out on top in a nail-biter against Ellsworth in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 41-38. Will Sacred Heart repeat their success, or does Ellsworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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