Ulysses hasn't had much luck against Hugoton recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Ulysses is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 68-46 to Southwestern Heights two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Mustangs are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Hugoton came up short against Goodland two weeks ago and fell 43-36. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now lost four in a row.
Hugoton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ulysses, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Ulysses against Hugoton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 53-21 victory. Does Ulysses have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hugoton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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